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Charles Opie | |||
| Rank: | A.Seaman | Number: | D/JX257293 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Navy | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | H.M.S. President III | ||
| Died: | 09/03/1943 | Age: | 32 |
| How Died: | Killed at Sea | ||
| Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Plymouth Naval Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Attended Seamons Moss School. Employed by a Sale Decorator. Member of St John's Ambulance Brigade. Joined the RN in May 1940 Lost in the cargo ship S.S. "Clarissa Radcliffe", which was a straggler in Convoy SC122. South of Halifax it was last seen after a storm on the 9th March. It is believed that it was torpedoed by U663 that reported sinking a ship on the 18th March with a four torpedoe spread and sunk in position 42N 62W. All 52 of the ships crew and passengers were lost - there were no survivors. | |||
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