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Identity
Person No.
4648
Service No.
67922
Last Name
First Name
Cecil Edmund
Initials
C E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. CORNWALL and her sister ship Dorsetshire were detached from the Fleet when they were sighted by Japanese aircraft. A little later they were overwhelmed by approximately 50 dive-bombers whose accurate attack sank both ships quickly; 190 of Cornwall's crew of 650 were lost
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of William E. Crawford, and of Maude Crawford, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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