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Memorial: M1397

Plaque at St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Charles Sinclair Wood RNR d. 1918

Location

St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Charles Sinclair Wood, Lieut. R.N.R. Killed at sea 19 March 1918 aged 29'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Motagua

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Wood, Charles Sinclair
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/3/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Motagua' was an armed merchant cruiser. 28 of her crew were killed in a collision with the USS 'Manley' on 19 March 1918, The vessel was saved.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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Maritime Memorials