In Memory Of

BAGSHAWE-SMITH, PHILIP RAYMOND

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1920-10-15
Service No:
 67337
Rank:
 Able Seaman
Unit:
 H.M.S. Gloucester
Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
 1941-05-22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Battle for Crete, lost as ship sunk northwest of Crete by Ju87s and Ju88s
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 58, Column 3.
Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Devon
Country:
 United Kingdom
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.