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Fireman Borge Herskind

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Fireman Borge Herskind Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Apr 1942
At Sea
Burial
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Add to Map
Plot
Sec. R. Grave 1215
Memorial ID
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Rank: Fireman
Date of Death: 06/04/1942
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy, S.S. Soborg (Glasgow)

Died with five other Danish seamen in an explosion on the British Merchant vessel, S.S. Soborg. One body was not recovered. Another was buried then repatriated, leaving four graves of the Danish Merchant Seamen in this cemetery.
On the empty grave of the repatriated man, a granite memorial was erected, commemorating all six of those who died on S.S. Soborg.
Rank: Fireman
Date of Death: 06/04/1942
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy, S.S. Soborg (Glasgow)

Died with five other Danish seamen in an explosion on the British Merchant vessel, S.S. Soborg. One body was not recovered. Another was buried then repatriated, leaving four graves of the Danish Merchant Seamen in this cemetery.
On the empty grave of the repatriated man, a granite memorial was erected, commemorating all six of those who died on S.S. Soborg.

Inscription

MN
B. HERSKIND
FIREMAN
S.S. "SOBORG"
6TH APRIL 1942 AGE 20


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  • Created by: Arborist
  • Added: Jun 9, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147658658/borge-herskind: accessed ), memorial page for Fireman Borge Herskind (unknown–6 Apr 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147658658, citing Merthyr Dyfan Burial Grounds, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales; Maintained by Arborist (contributor 47209972).