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Rank: | Stoker 1 | Number: | P/KX99360 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Royal Navy | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | H.M.S. Kashmir | ||
Died: | 23/05/1941 | Age: | 22 |
Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Portsmouth Naval Memorial | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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H.M.S. Kashmir was sunk by German air attack at 07.55hrs on 23/05/41 - 13 miles south of Gavdo, Crete, in position 34.40N 24.10E. H.M.S. Kelly was also sunk in the same attack - but H.M.S. Kipling managed to rescue 279 survivors from the two ships. Both these two destroyers were 'K' class destroyers, of which 8 were built between 1938 & 1939, they had a displacement of 1,695 tons and a complement of 218 personnel. |
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