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William Thomas
Lewis
9th August 1906
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
17th January 1942
HMS Matabele was hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat and its magazine exploded, of those who entered the water, most died from hyperthermia as it was off Murmansk in the Barents Sea, North West Russia - 2 survived
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Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Second World War
Petty Officer Steward
HMS Matabele Royal Navy
It looks as though he gave an incorrect age
