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Identity
Person No.
8128
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Gibson
28
First Name
William Blaikie
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1892
(±1 yr)
469
Age at Death
49
Military Service
Rank
Second Engineer Officer
Regiment
Merchant Navy
298
Unit
S.S. Ariosto (Hull)
1
Death Record
Date of Death
24 October 1941
242
Cause of Death
Whilst operating with Convoy HX-75 was torpedoed and sunk by U-564
1
Whilst operating with Convoy HX-75 was torpedoed and sunk by U-564. En route Lisbon for Liverpool
Grave Reference
Panel 10.
1
Location
Country
United Kingdom
2,450
Locality
London
296
Cemetery
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
236
Coordinates
51.50955, -0.07769
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of H. L. M. Gibson, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #8128