Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Dow
In memory of:
Chief Engineer John Dow
March 17, 1942
Trinidad
Military Service
54
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Chomedy (Vancouver, British Columbia) (150593)
Additional Information
January 1, 1888
Greenock, Scotland
Son of Joh Dow and Robina McColl, of Islay, Argyleshire, Scotland. Husband of Helen Armstrong Stevenson, of Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
He died in Trinidad of a cerebral hemorrhage, the result of his alcoholism. He was buried there. His name is also engraved on the Scottish National War Memorial 1914-1945 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 259 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
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