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John Welsh Macmurchie

John Welsh Macmurchie

John Welsh Macmurchie (1918-1942) was a son of John Macmurchie and Lizzie Macleod, Grimsby. 

He was a sailor and served as a Second Lieutenant in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.

John was lost when the SS Pennington Court  was torpedoed and sunk south east of Cape Farewell. He is named on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.

 

Title: John Welsh Macmurchie
Record Type: People
Date of Birth: 1918
Date of Death: 09-10-1942
Occupation: Sailor, Merchant Navy Officer
Sex: Male
Record Maintained By: CEP
Subject Id: 119986