Identity
Person No.
24660
Service No.
68245
Last Name
First Name
Maurlce Methley
Initials
M M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. Battle for Crete, lost as ship sunk northwest of Crete by Ju87s and Ju88s
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Location
Country
Locality
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Philip Methley and Myrtle Matilda Symons, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born in Howick, Natal on the 14th September 1913. Educated at Dundee Intermediate School. In 1931 he joined SARSHIPS as AB, but in 1933 he left the sea to take up farming. At the outbreak of WW2 he joined the SANF and was serving in HMS Gloucester when she was sunk off Crete. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha.
Citation
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External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project