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Mess Room Boy David Crawford

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Military service

Age: 20
Rank: Mess Room Boy
Force: Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Merchant Navy
Division: S.S. Coulmore (Glasgow, Scotland) (164082)
Birth: January 1, 1925 Steventon, Arbrossan, Scotland
Death: June 20, 1945 North Atlantic

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On 10 March 1943, the Coulmore was sailing in convoy when it was torpedoed at 1.04 am south of Reykjavik, Iceland, position 58°48'N/22°22'W. The attack cost the lives of 25 crew members. Two survivors were rescued by the HMCS Dauphin (K157) and five by the USCGC Bibb (WPG-31). Severely damaged, the Coulmore was towed to the Clyde, England, where she was repaired and returned to service in July.

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Page 118 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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