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Memorial: M3926

Headstone commemorating R. Stewart MN d. 1940 aged 38 in the loss of HMS ‘Transylvania’

Location

Kilchattan Cemetery, Isle of Colonsay, Argyllshire, Scotland

Transcript

'R. STEWART / DONKEYMAN NAP (MN) / HMS TRANSYLVANIA / 10th AUGUST 1940 AGE 38'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Transylvania

People

Stewart, R.
Age: 38
Date of Death: 10/8/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: Sunk by U-56.
Recorder: Kevin Byrne 1996

JSON

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