Name: |
McCARTHY |
Given Name: |
PERCY OWEN |
Initials: |
P O |
Service No: |
7328 |
Rank: |
Lance SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
4th Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1918-09-12Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
20 |
Cause of Death: |
Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet |
Additional Information: |
Son of the late Alexander Owen McCarthy, of Johannesburg. Commemoration stone in Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery. His brother A J O McCarthy also died in service in WW2 |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2016-01-18