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John Raymond

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Cuthbert and Elsie Raymond, of Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“On 15 December 1941 before midnight Galatea (Captain E.W.B. Sim) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-557 off Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Sim, 22 officers and 447 ratings were killed. Some 100 survivors were picked up by the destroyers Griffin and Hotspur. Less than 48 hours later, U-557 was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Orione and sank with all hands.”

 

[Wikipedia, Retrieved 15/5/2022]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
C/JX 247122
Name:
John Raymond
Rank: 
Able Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
United Kingdom
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Navy, HMS Galatea

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Lost at sea
Date of Death:
15 December 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Chatham Naval Memorial
Cemetery Reference: 
43, 2.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
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