Robert Charles Urquhart

Ordinary Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert and Dorothy Hazel Urquhart, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“ On 23 May, during the evacuation of Crete, she was bombed and sunk, with half her crew killed. Kelly did succeed in shooting down three of the attacking Stukas, while another was badly damaged and crashed upon returning to base. The survivors were deeply affected by the loss of their ship; Mountbatten shared their loss and tried to console the ship's company by reminding them all that "we didn't leave the Kelly, the Kelly left us!" “

[Wikipedia. Retrieved 17/5/2022]

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Casualty

Service Number:

C/JX 247127

Name:

Robert Charles Urquhart

Rank:

Ordinary Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Kelly

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Lost at sea

Date of Death:

23 May 1941

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Chatham Naval Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

45, 1.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom