Service Details
Name:
 FORBES
Given Name:
 DONALD ARMSTRONG
Initials:
 D A
Rank:
 4th Engineer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Empire Wisdom (Greenock)
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Date of Death:
 1943-02-26
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Date of Birth:
 1919-06-22
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died of fractured skull and shock. Injuries included broken left arm above elbow plus laceration, at sea in position 11' 25N 78' 00W
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Additional
Information:
Son of Alexander Campbell and Williamina (nee Armstrong) Forbes. Husband of Jane Corsen Flanagan (nee Munro) Forbes. Born Pretoria. Last place of abode, 89 Mansell St, North Balornock, Glasgow.
Commemoration
Country:
 Lost at Sea
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Cemetery:
 DIED AT SEA
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