Service Details
Name:
 CURRIE
Given Name:
 ROBERT MARTIN
Initials:
 R M
Rank:
 Chief Officer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Langleegorse (Newcastle-on-Tyne)
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Date of Death:
 1941-01-23
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Date of Birth:
 1916-05-17
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Came under air attack and sunk while en route Durban for London.
Additional
Information:
Son of Atken McLaren Currie and Susan Currie (nee Martin); Native of South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. Born Glasgow, Scotland. Educated Durban Technical High School; General Botha Cadet Draft 1932-3. Robert Martin Currie joined Andrew Weir & Co. in 1934 and during the war served in the SS Langlegorse as Chief Officer. He lost his life during the bombing of the ship off the Irish coast, on 23 January 1941.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 63.

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