James Dixon & Sons
James Dixon & Sons Memorial lists 24 names of those that served and returned and 1 name of the dead from WWII
Kelham Island Museum
Off Alma Street Neepsend Sheffield S3 8RY |
Board/Plaque/ Tablet Inscribed on a plaque made of Metal/ Copper mounted on a wall
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Awaiting photo
To honour / the employees / of / James Dixon & Sons / who served in / HM Forces / in the war / 1939 - 1945
Killed In Action
Spotswood George H
RN
Spotswood George H
RN
Additional details
George Henry Spotswood (C/JX 279481)
Royal Navy - H.M.S. President III - Ordinary Seaman
23 March 1942
Son of George and Elizabeth Spotswood, of Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
The Clan Campbell formed part of a convoy which left Alexandria for Malta on March 20th 1942. The merchantmen were protected by a force of cruisers and destroyers. The weather on leaving port was thick and stormy but it cleared while the ships were still off Cyrenaica. On the 23rd the Clan Campbell was hit by bombs and also torpedoed, and had to be abandoned. Six persons, including the captain were killed and one was wounded.
Royal Navy - H.M.S. President III - Ordinary Seaman
23 March 1942
Son of George and Elizabeth Spotswood, of Sheffield.
Chatham Naval Memorial
The Clan Campbell formed part of a convoy which left Alexandria for Malta on March 20th 1942. The merchantmen were protected by a force of cruisers and destroyers. The weather on leaving port was thick and stormy but it cleared while the ships were still off Cyrenaica. On the 23rd the Clan Campbell was hit by bombs and also torpedoed, and had to be abandoned. Six persons, including the captain were killed and one was wounded.
Information about the memorial includes that given on the IWM War Memorials Register - © IWM