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Identity
Person No.
13158
Service No.
69225
Last Name
First Name
Peter Arthur Drummond Hay
Initials
P A D H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Stoker 2nd Class
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Attacked by carrier-borne aircraft from a Japanese force of three battleships and five carriers which had entered the Bay of Bengal a week before. The fatal bomb hit near the funnel, probably exploding in her magazine, as she immediately blew up
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Harold and Louisa M. A. D. H. Leach. He was born on September 29th, 1920, and entered Lloyd House in May 1936, leaving school in December 1937. At the outbreak of war he joined the Royal Navy. On Plumtree Roll of Honour

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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