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John Baillie was captured on February 21, 1941, by the crew of the German battleship Admiral Scheer, was interned in the British Merchant Navy's German camp Marlag/Milag Nord at Westerkimbke, Germany, where he died on February 1, 1944, and was buried.
The Canadian Cruiser was intercepted by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer on February 21, 1941, 500 miles (805 km) north of Zanzibar, Mozambique, in the Indian Ocean. The freighter was scuttled and sunk. The crew was taken prisoner and transported to France and then to Germany.
Digital gallery of Chief Engineer John Baillie
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Chief Engineer John Baillie
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 90 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Germany
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover.
From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road.
On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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