Service Details
Name:
McCULLAGH
Given Name:
WILLIAM JOSEPH
Initials:
W J
Rank:
Lieutenant (E)
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Regiment:
Royal Navy
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Unit:
H.M.S. Mahratta
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Date of Death:
1944-02-25
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Date of Birth:
1903-01-06
Age:
41
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, while escorting convoy JW-57 to Russia, was struck by two T5 Gnat torpedoes fired by U-990, off the coast of Norway, some 200 miles off Nordkapp. Only 16 of the 236 crew survived. A Catalina aircraft of 210 Squadron attacked and sank U-601 which was trailing the convoy. Although Mahratta was lost, the convoy was a success. It was the largest convoy ever sent to Russia
Decorations:
D S C
Citations:
LG Sup 6 January 1942 pg. 136 - "For courage and resolution in the face of enemy air attacks"
Additional
Information:
Son of William and Eva McCullagh; husband of Marita Winifred McCullagh, of Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Commemoration
Country:
United Kingdom
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Locality:
Devon
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Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
Panel 85, Column 1.

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