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Able Sea. Patrick McDermott
Royal Navy SS Rutland
from:Newcastle
(d.30th Oct 1940)
Patrick McDermott was the son of Patrick and Ellen McDermott, the husband of Mary Ethel McDermott of Ryton, Co. Durham
Patrick lied about his date of birth to get in the navy in WW1. After his ship, HMS Marlborough was damaged at Jutland he served the rest of the war on Q Ships, and was paid through HMS President III.
When he rejoined in 1940 he recorded his correct date of birth but the navy would not accept that so crossed it out and recorded the false one!
He died on SS Rutland sunk by a uboat on 30th of October 1940