69752: Kenneth John MacAskill
Kenneth John MacAskill was born in 1913, the youngest child of Kenneth MacAskill and Lexy MacKillop of 4 Ruisgarry (Tarraloch). He started attending Berneray School in 1919, and was re-admitted in 1926, having attended Northton School in the interim.
During the Second World War, Kenneth John served as a boatswain in the Merchant Navy on SS Rothermere, a British cargo steamer. Kenneth John was one of 22 crew lost during a torpedo attack on 20th May 1941. He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 14 Aug 1913
- Date of Death:
- 20 May 1941
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEBH 1167
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBH