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George Cumming Myles

George Cumming Myles

Male 1918 - 1940  (21 years)

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  • Name George Cumming Myles 
    Born 21 Dec 1918  49 Waggon Road, Polmont, Falkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3360DD81F1474790BDC7CFCB2274B3248B3A 
    Buried 1940  Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Commemorated on Panel 43, Column 1.
    Died 3 Nov 1940  Atlantic Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • HMS Patroclus
    Person ID I10544  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2024 

    Father John Myles,   b. 14 Oct 1884, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1976, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Janet Cummings,   b. 11 Feb 1883, Maddiston, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1949, Northview, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1910  Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F3538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    George C Myles 1940

  • Notes 
    • George served on board HMS Patroclus, Service Number P/MX64323. Commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial (Panel3 column 10)
      The Patroclus was sunk by a torpedo from U99, captained by the greatest of all U-boat Captains, Otto Kretshmer, off the coast of Northern Ireland. U99 had torpedoed SS Casanare. The Patroclus, an armed merchantman went on the attack dropping depth charges. The captain of the Patroclus decided, against advice from his Executive Officer, to stop and pick up survivors, which was against Admiralty orders. The U99 attacked and after firing two torpedoes at the Patroclus he broke off the attack as he was under attack from a Sunderland flying boat. He dived and when he levelled off he found the Patroclus still afloat. The flying boat had gone and so he surfaced and sunk the Patroclus with another 3 torpedoes. 76 were killed and there were 230 survivors.

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).