In Memory Of
CROWIE, CHARLES WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1914-09-23
Rank:
Fireman and Trimmer
Unit:
S.S. Jose de Larrinaga (Liverpool)
Regiment:
Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
1940-09-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, At 05.15 hours the Jose de Larrinaga (Master Arthur Townshend Gass) in convoy SC-2 was hit by a stern torpedo from U-47 northwest of Rockall. The ship broke in two and sank after eleven minutes. The master, 38 crew members and one gunner were lost
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 59.
Cemetery:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
London
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Thomas William Crowie and Louisa Margaret Tim. Brother of Dolly Hibner, of Durban. Born Durban. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
