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1918 - 1940 (21 years)
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Name |
George Cumming Myles |
Born |
21 Dec 1918 |
49 Waggon Road, Polmont, Falkirk, Scotland [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
3360DD81F1474790BDC7CFCB2274B3248B3A |
Buried |
1940 |
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
- Commemorated on Panel 43, Column 1.
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Died |
3 Nov 1940 |
Atlantic Ocean |
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Person ID |
I10544 |
My Big Tree |
Last Modified |
15 Dec 2024 |
Father |
John Myles, b. 14 Oct 1884, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 1 Dec 1976, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 92 years) |
Mother |
Janet Cummings, b. 11 Feb 1883, Maddiston, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland , d. 14 Apr 1949, Northview, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland (Age 66 years) |
Married |
17 Jun 1910 |
Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] |
Family ID |
F3538 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Headstones |
 | George C Myles 1940 |
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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.
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Sources |
- [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).
- [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).
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