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Identity
Person No.
16525
Service No.
68155
Last Name
Meyrick
1
First Name
Walter
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
South African Naval Forces
351
Unit
H.M.S. Neptune
41
Death Record
Date of Death
19 December 1941
133
Cause of Death
Lost at sea
567
Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men
Grave Reference
Panel 39, Column 1.
1
Location
Country
United Kingdom
2,450
Locality
Devon
343
Cemetery
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
293
Coordinates
50.36573, -4.14223
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of M. L. Meyrick, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #16525