Service Details
Name:
 CONCANON
Given Name:
 HAROLD BERNARD
Initials:
 H B
Rank:
 Surgeon Lieutenant (Dentist)
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Regiment:
 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Dorsetshire
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Date of Death:
 1942-04-05
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Date of Birth:
 1911-08-29
Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. DORSETSHIRE and her sister ship Cornwall were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost.
Additional
Information:
Son of John Patrick and Louisa Ann (nee Thomas) Concanon, of 28 Burger St., Pietermaritzburg. Husband of Gwyneth Concanon, of Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. L.D.S. Born Pietermaritzburg. Educated St. Charles Marist College, PMB ? matriculated 1928. Studied dentistry at Liverpool University; practiced at 60 Rodney St., Liverpool before enlisting in the RNVR. Commemorated on St. Charles Marist College, Pietermaritzburg WWII Memorial & on WWII Memorial Scroll in Victoria Hall, Liverpool University, England
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 76, Column 3.

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