In Memory Of

CONCANON, HAROLD BERNARD

Service Details
Age:
 30
Date of Birth:
 1911-08-29
Rank:
 Surgeon Lieutenant (Dentist)
Unit:
 H.M.S. Dorsetshire
Regiment:
 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
 1942-04-05
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 76, Column 3.
Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Devon
Country:
 United Kingdom
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