Identity
Person No.
15896
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Last Name
First Name
William Joseph
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W J
Date of Birth
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Age at Death
41
Death Record
Date of Death
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KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, while escorting convoy JW-57 to Russia, was struck by two T5 Gnat torpedoes fired by U-990, off the coast of Norway, some 200 miles off Nordkapp. Only 16 of the 236 crew survived. A Catalina aircraft of 210 Squadron attacked and sank U-601 which was trailing the convoy. Although Mahratta was lost, the convoy was a success. It was the largest convoy ever sent to Russia
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Son of William and Eva McCullagh; husband of Marita Winifred McCullagh, of Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Citations
LG Sup 6 January 1942 pg. 136 - "For courage and resolution in the face of enemy air attacks"
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