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Greaser Laurence Robert Barry
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Greaser Laurence Robert Barry

Birth
Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Death
23 Aug 1940 (aged 24)
At Sea
Monument
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
Panel 33.
Memorial ID
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Laurence was in the Merchant Navy. On August 23rd 1940, he was working as a Greaser on board SS Cumberland, which was a cargo boat in a 32 ship convoy heading from Liverpool to Curacao. The Cumberland was torpedoed by German submarine U-57, 25 miles north east of Malin Head, County Donegal. Laurence, aged 24, was killed.
More information is at
https://taylorfh.blogspot.com/search/label/Laurence%20Robert%20Barry%20%281915-40%29
Laurence was in the Merchant Navy. On August 23rd 1940, he was working as a Greaser on board SS Cumberland, which was a cargo boat in a 32 ship convoy heading from Liverpool to Curacao. The Cumberland was torpedoed by German submarine U-57, 25 miles north east of Malin Head, County Donegal. Laurence, aged 24, was killed.
More information is at
https://taylorfh.blogspot.com/search/label/Laurence%20Robert%20Barry%20%281915-40%29

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