|
|
Displaying 1 of 1. World War 2 Casualties
| Date
| 19 Aug 1941 | | Name
| Farthing, John Charles | | Died
| 19 Aug 1941 | | Age
| 52 | | Rank
| Engineer Officer | | Occupation
| M.V. GOLDEN GRAIN (Harwich) | | Cemetery
| Tower Hill Memorial | | Additional Information
| 1901 census shows him as 13 yrs old born and living in West Mersea | | Link to More...
| OOD_016 | | Circumstances
| While on a voyage on the Thames, the GOLDEN GRAIN hit an acoustic mine off Foulness Island close to Maplin Split. All three of thre crew were lost. | | Parish
| West Mersea | | Source
| WW2 | | Record ID
| WW2_NAM_112 | | Keywords
| WW2
|
Whilst every care has been taken with the transcription of information,
should you find any errors please
Contact Us
with details so that amendments can be made.
|
