In Memory Of
ORTON, CHARLES PERCY
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
68009
Rank:
Able Seaman
Unit:
H.M.S. Dorsetshire
Regiment:
South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
1942-04-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 74, Column 2.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Arthur and Jane Orton, of Dover Road, Sea Point, Cape Province. Husband of Lilian Edith Nadina Orton, of Harfield Road, Claremont, Cape Province
