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Captain James Burt

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Military service

Rank: Captain
Force: Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Merchant Navy
Division: SS Silver Star Park (Toronto, Ontario) (175353)
Death: April 12, 1945

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Additional information

His full name is James Charles Burt.

Husband of Eleanor Burt.

On April 12, 1945, the SS Silver Star Park collided with the American freighter Mamgore and caught fire off the coast of New York, USA, in the North Atlantic. At least 15 sailors, including the captain, were killed in the accident.

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 268 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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