49378: Murdo Macleod
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Murdo (1915-1945) was a son of Murdo Macleod and Catherine Macarthur, 26 Cromore.
On 2 October 1934 he enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve, Service Number AX17763. His record indicates that he was 5ft 6¼ in tall with dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, a fresh complexion and could not swim. Murdo was a fisherman on Peterhead and Stornoway registered fishing boats including the Martha.
He joined the Merchant Navy in 1936 and travelled to Argentina on the SS Lissa, SS Roseburn and the SS Baron Murray, Sweden on the SS Baron Lovat, Aden on the SS British Zeal, Vanouver on the SS Corrientes and two foreign passages on the SS Baron Ruthven.
Murdo was Mobilised on November 14, 1938 and served as a Leading Seaman and a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy until 1945. Based at HMS Fortitude and HMS Europa he was granted Agricultural Leave in Cromore in 1942 and 1944.
He was on a short leave from HMS BYMS 2016 when he drowned in the River Yare in Great Yarmouth. Murdo was aged 30. Murdo is mentioned in Roll of Honour: Pairc, Second World War.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Murdie Dick
- Date Of Birth:
- 9 Jun 1915
- Date of Death:
- 11 Jan 1945
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 3899
- Occupation:
- Fisherman; Royal Naval Reservist; Merchant Naval Seaman; Royal Naval Seaman
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP