63280: William Angus Macdonald
William Angus Macdonald (1910-1940) was a son of George Macdonald and Margaret Morrison, 21 Marvig.
He enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve, S/Ns AX14291, BX8876 and CX7749, on January 26, 1928. His record indicates that he was 5ft 8½ in tall with fair hair, hazel eyes, a fresh complexion and four small birthmarks on his forehead. William Angus was a fisherman on Stornoway registered fishing boats including, the Lady Marjorie and the Starlight Rays. In 1935 he joined the Merchant Navy and travelled to Australia, Vancouver, India and the Far East, on the SS Turakina, MV Pacific Enterprise and the SS Sithonia.
William Angus was Mobilised on September 29, 1938, based at HMS Europa, he served as a Leading Seaman in the Royal Naval Patrol Service on Minesweeper HMT Kingston Coral. He lost his life at the evacuation of Dunkirk on the HMT Blackburn Rovers, aged 30. His name is commemorated on the Lowestoft War Memorial, the Pairc War Memorial and the Lewis War Memorial in Stornoway.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 15 Jan 1910
- Date of Death:
- 2 Jun 1940
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 5572
- Occupation:
- Fisherman, Royal Naval Reservist, Merchant Navy, Royal Navy
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP
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