Ordinary Seaman

Robert Charles Urquhart

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Dorothy Hazel Urquhart, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“ On 23 May, during the evacuation of Crete, she was bombed and sunk, with half her crew killed. Kelly did succeed in shooting down three of the attacking Stukas, while another was badly damaged and crashed upon returning to base. The survivors were deeply affected by the loss of their ship; Mountbatten shared their loss and tried to console the ship's company by reminding them all that "we didn't leave the Kelly, the Kelly left us!" “

 

[Wikipedia. Retrieved 17/5/2022]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
C/JX 247127
Name:
Robert Charles Urquhart
Rank: 
Ordinary Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Kelly

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Lost at sea
Date of Death:
23 May 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
45, 1.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Robert Charles Urquhart
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