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Memorial: M2714

Gravestone at Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Stanley Swinburn, Able Seaman, d.1940

Location

Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'S. Swinburn, Able Seaman MN S.S. Firecrest 6th Oct 1940 aged 38'

Details

Vessel: SS 'Firecrest'

Event

1939 - 1945 Second World War

Event Date

1940

People

Swinburn, Stanley
Age: 38
Date of Death: 6/10/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: The SS 'Firecrest' was damaged by enemy gunfire on 6th October 1940
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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