Ernest Shaw died on the SS Mahanada, one of eight ships of Convoy OB 290 to be sunk during a German air raid by Luftwaffe aircraft on the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland on 26-Feb-1941, aged 35 years.
~ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: Quartermaster
Regiment: Merchant Navy
Grave Reference: Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 66
You can visit the memorial page for Ernest Shaw.
~ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: Quartermaster
Regiment: Merchant Navy
Grave Reference: Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 66
You can visit the memorial page for Ernest Shaw.
Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 54° 07' 0.001" N
Longitude: -17° 06' 0" W
About 283.02 nautical miles (325.69 mi; 524.14 km) northwest of Doolin, Ireland.
Latitude: 54° 07' 0.001" N
Longitude: -17° 06' 0" W
About 283.02 nautical miles (325.69 mi; 524.14 km) northwest of Doolin, Ireland.
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