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20th March 1943 On this day: SS Fort Mumford lost  Off the west coast of India the 7132 ton cargo ship Fort Mumford (MOWT, Sir W. Reardon Smith, Managers) on a voyage from Colombo to the Middle East was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-27 with the loss of fifty crew, there was only one survivor.  SS Fort Mumford lost  Attack Made  Shelling  On the Move  Crash on Landing  Mud  Spitfire lost  Officers  Failed to return from Norway  Operation Enclose  On the move  Defence Work  Attachment to continue  New Engineer Officer  Pilots shot down near Sicily  Airfield becomes extra operational base on Malta  Move ordered  Award  U-Boats attacked  Moved back If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Remembering those who died this day. Brodie Richard William. Sgt. (d.20th Mar 1943) Cooper Richard Daniel. Grsr. (d.20th Mar 1943) Lugg Raymond. Ord.Sea. (d.20th March 1943) Stoneham John Gordon. LAC. (d.20th Mar 1943) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 16th Jan 2025 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 265273 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about the 20th of March 1943? There are:20 items tagged 20th of March 1943 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Stories from 20th March 1943 Ord.Sea. Raymond Lugg. Merchant Navy, SS Fort Mumford. (d.20th March 1943) Raymond Lugg who died aged 16 was born in Jarrow in 1927, the son of Olive Pratt (nee Lugg) and stepson of William Pratt of Jarrow. Raymond is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Sgt. Richard William Brodie. Royal Air Force, 70 Squadron. (d.20th Mar 1943) Sergeant Richard Brodie served with 70 Squadron Royal Air Force in WW2. He died on the 20th of March 1943 aged 24 years and is remembered on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt. Son of Alex S. and Williamina C. Brodie, of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire. I have a photo from my Uncle Kenneth Rodwell Lucas, who died with 37 Squadron in July 1943, of Dick Brodie. The only Brodie I can identify is Sgt Brodie of 70 Squadron, listed among the names below. Flight Sergeant Roy John Moss (1333667) 20th of March 1943 70 Sqn Egypt Alamein Memorial Sergeant Percy Robert Rutter (1325173) 20th of March 1943 70 Sqn Egypt Alamein Memorial Flying Officer Leonard John Johnson (120548) 20th of March 1943 70 Sqn Egypt Alamein Memorial Sergeant George Fisher (999680) 20th of March 1943 70 Sqn Egypt Alamein Memorial Sergeant James MacCormack (1371644) 20th of March 1943 70 Sqn Egypt Alamein Memorial Ric Lucas Add to this record. Grsr. Richard Daniel Cooper. Merchant Navy, SS Fort Mumford. (d.20th Mar 1943) Richard Cooper died when his ship, the SS Fort Mumford, was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the west coast of India. All hands but one were lost. Karen Parsons Add to this record. LAC. John Gordon Stoneham. Royal Air Force , . (d.20th Mar 1943) John Stoneham trained as a pilot at RAF Cranwell from Feb 1943 until approx June 1943 on Course 45 at the Royal Air Force College Flight Training School. He was a Leading Aircraftman I believe he was killed in an aircraft accident after completing his training when converted on to Beaufighters. I think he hit the cable of a barrage balloon over Bristol. Alan Luff Add to this record.

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