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Robert Irvine |
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My uncle was called Robert Irvine and served on HMS Repulse. He survived the sinking and swam to another ship. That ship, subsequently, also sank and he was killed by strafing fire in the water. My grandfather learned of the way his son died from another 'Irvine' from HMS Repulse who was, by chance, in the water with him but survived. They only knew of each other because their names were the same and their mail got mixed up occasionally. Please contact myself or Andy (webmaster) with any information. Rob McCulloch |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:
No known record exists.
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The
text indicates that he was killed as another ship sank, as the only two ships
that sank were the HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse, and were too far
apart for anyone to swim from one to the other, this story as written is
puzzling, and may have been mixed up with another story. If he swam to one of
the rescuing destroyers, then he would have been taken back to Singapore, as all
the accompanying destroyers returned safely. I'm listing it here because some doubt exists and it needs to be verified. The following entries are listed in the CWGC records for Irvine R. - Navy, killed after 10th December 1941. |
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Petty Officer Stoker |
D/KX 81091 |
4 March 1942 |
29 |
Royal Navy |
United Kingdom |
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Able Seaman |
D/JX 303814 |
28 January 1945 |
21 |
Royal Navy |
United Kingdom |
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Able Seaman |
8206 |
21 October 1944 |
19 |
Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
Australian |
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