In Memory Of
MacWHIRTER, CECIL JOHN
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1918-07-09
Service No:
68285
Rank:
Sub-Lieutenant
Unit:
H.M.S. Shah
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1944-04-14
Cause of Death:
Did in Aircraft Accident, FAA, 851 Sqn, Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber FN813 that was lost on a night anti-submarine exercise off the west coast of Ceylon when it stalled and ditched in the sea, killing all three crew members
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 92, Column 1.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Caroline MacWhirter. Born Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. A bank official
