Remembering Today 12/3/41 Fireman and Trimmer:G.McClure,Merchant Navy S.S. Empire Frost (Greenock)

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    McCLURE, GEORGE
    Rank:
    Fireman and Trimmer
    Date of Death:
    12/03/1941
    Age:
    29
    Regiment/Service:
    Merchant Navy
    S.S. Empire Frost (Greenock)
    Panel Reference:
    Panel 41.
    Memorial:
    TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McClure, of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland; husband of Eileen McClure, of Carrickfergus.Casualty Details

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  2. Tricky Dicky

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    George McCLURE in the UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953
    Name: George McCLURE
    Age: 29
    Birth Date: abt 1912
    Birth Place: Carrickfergus, N. Ireland
    Death Date: 12 Mar 1941
    Death Place: At Sea
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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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    Empire ship - Wikipedia
    Empire Frost – attacked by German aircraft off Lundy Island, 12 March taken in tow, sank after further air attacks, 13 March 1941

    List of Empire ships (F) - Wikipedia
    Empire Frost was a 7,005 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 2 September 1940 and completed in November 1940. Bombed on 12 March 1941 in St Georges Channel, taken in tow by Dutch tug Seine the next day but bombed again and sunk.

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