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Raymond George White

In memory of:

Ordinary Seaman Raymond George White

October 14, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

D/JX 202009

Age:

28

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Navy

Division:

H.M.S. Asbury (lost in S.S. Caribou)

Additional Information

Son of Arthur and Louisa White, of Cottel Island, Newfoundland, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 204 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Devon, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Panel 72, Column 2.

Location:

The Memorial is situated centrally on The Hoe which overlooks directly towards Plymouth Sound.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Raymond White– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Raymond White
    Photo of Raymond White – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– Left to Right: Back Row: Ches Sexton, Ross Farnell, Ches Warford, Raymond F. Pearcey, Ron Kelly Second Row: Jack Coles, Joe Keats, Ben Moores, CPO Bradley, Geo Porter, Geo Pollett, Greg Hynes Front Row: Raymond George White , Doug Pike, Geo Layden, Stan Wheeler

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Left to Right: Back Row: Ches Sexton, Ross Farnell, Ches Warford, Raymond F. Pearcey, Ron Kelly Second Row: Jack Coles, Joe Keats, Ben Moores, CPO Bradley, Geo Porter, Geo Pollett, Greg Hynes Front Row: Raymond George White , Doug Pike, Geo Layden, Stan Wheeler
  • S.S. Caribou– Ordinary Seaman Raymond George WHITE was a passenger aboard the Newfoundland ferry 'S.S. Caribou' on 14 October 1942, when-without warning-it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. "The Caribou served the North Sydney-Port Aux Basques ferry run from 1925 until 1942, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. It sank with a loss of 136 lives." (Newfoundland Provincial Archives)

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    S.S. Caribou
    S.S. Caribou – Ordinary Seaman Raymond George WHITE was a passenger aboard the Newfoundland ferry 'S.S. Caribou' on 14 October 1942, when-without warning-it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. "The Caribou served the North Sydney-Port Aux Basques ferry run from 1925 until 1942, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. It sank with a loss of 136 lives." (Newfoundland Provincial Archives)
  • Plymouth Naval Memorail– Plymouth Naval Memorial--Devon, England. (Photograph from the Commonwealth War Graves Commmission)

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    Plymouth Naval Memorail
    Plymouth Naval Memorail – Plymouth Naval Memorial--Devon, England. (Photograph from the Commonwealth War Graves Commmission)

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