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    j ashton
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    Default 5 Bty. 3rd Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery

    Can anyone tell me any details about 5 Bty. 3rd Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery and where they where on 13/11/1941. My great uncle served with them and it states he was killed at sea but his body is buried at falmouth in the war graves. Any information would be very welcome. Thanks

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    Can you give a name please - I have a list of Maritime Regiment DEMS gunners lost at sea and their ship's names?

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    Hugh

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    You can search for deaths on a day, month, year bases on this site.

    https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1003-Intro.htm

    Keith

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    By a process of elimination there are 3 casualties who died on 13/11/1941 -buried in Falmouth Cemetery - 2 RA men Robert Devine and Jack Bernard James + 1 Royal Navy man - Sydney Tindale

    Looking on the naval history website - Tindale was on the steamship Joma when he died and a websearch suggests Joma (a Dutch cargo vessel) hit at a mine and sank at Falmouth on 13/11/1941 with 3 killed

    So it seems likely that your great uncle was one of the other 2 casualties. As their bodies were obviously recovered their deaths were registered in the Falmouth district so you could purchase a death cert from the GRO if you wanted

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    There are some photos of the Joma on this Dutch "shipspotters site - https://www.shipspotters.nl/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1879

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    Casualty Details
    Name: JAMES, JACK BERNARD
    Initials: J B
    Nationality: United Kingdom
    Rank: Lance Bombardier
    Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
    Unit Text: 5 Bty., 3Maritime Regt
    Age: 28
    Date of Death: 13/11/1941
    Service No: 5122685
    Additional information: Son of Robert Thomas James and Jane James.
    Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
    Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. K. Row A. Coll. grave 12.
    Cemetery: FALMOUTH CEMETERY (Cornwall)

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    I can't add further to what SueNSW has stated. Confirmed as aboard JOMA.

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    Hugh

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    Death details if you need to get certificate

    Deaths, Dec qtr 1941
    James, Jack B, age 28, Falmouth, Vol No 5c, Page No 367

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    Wikipedia has - History of the Royal Marines

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    Default 13 Nov 1941

    Thursday 13th November 1941 saw one of the many air raids on Falmouth. High Explosive Bombs were dropped at Mylor, causing civilian casualties, and at Trefusis. Mines were also frequently dropped into the harbour and the Carrick Roads and the Admiralty War Diary says "sunk in Falmouth harbour presumed by old mine". It's difficult to know whether it was a mine from a previous raid or one dropped that night. The ship was lifted so there is no wreck in situ.

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