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During the First World War, David McGuffog enlisted on 31 August 1914, regimental number 13970, with the Liverpool Regiment 3rd Battalion of the British Army. Promoted to lieutenant, service number H-288, he was wounded in action in France on 26 April 1915. Repatriated to England, he was demobilised on 30 June 1916. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
Brother of seaman Andrew McGuffog, regimental number PLY/X/100465, Royal Marines, British Army, who was killed in action on 19 December 1941 while serving on board HMS Neptune (20), which struck two mines on the night of the 19th to 20th.
At 0:15 am on 29 October 1942, the Bic Island was torpedoed and sunk by U-224 southwest of Rockall, an isolated rock between Ireland and Iceland, position 55°05'N/23°27'W.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 188 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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