Service Details
Name:
 BAGSHAWE-SMITH
Given Name:
 PHILIP RAYMOND
Initials:
 P R
Service No:
 67337
Rank:
 Able Seaman
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Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Gloucester
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Date of Death:
 1941-05-22
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Date of Birth:
 1920-10-15
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Battle for Crete, lost as ship sunk northwest of Crete by Ju87s and Ju88s
Additional
Information:
Son of Leonard and Ida Emily Bagshawe-Smith, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born East London. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. Commemorated on East London Golf Club Roll of Honour and East London WWII Memorial, Eastern Cape. His brother, A.B. Sydney Quentin Bagshawe-Smith, perished with him.
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 58, Column 3.

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