Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Maurice Christopher Frank Lethbridge
In memory of:
Seaman Maurice Christopher Frank Lethbridge
October 12, 1940
Bay of Biscay, Spain
Military Service
25
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Starling (London, England) (162483)
Additional Information
December 11, 1914
Stonewall, Manitoba
Son of Christopher Frederick Thomas Lethbridge and Edith Crocker of South Kinnington, London, England. Husband of Ellen Victorine Leat of Bath, Somerset, England. Father of a child.
On 12 October 1940, Starling went on the offensive and was hit by enemy gunfire between 3 and 8 miles (5 and 13 km) south-west of San Sebastien, Spain, in the Bay of Biscay, and was damaged, position 18°29'N/48°36'W. She was en route from Gibraltar to Liverpool, England. Two sailors were killed.
Commemorated on Page 174 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY
Spain
N/A
Bilbao is a seaport in the north of Spain, and the capital of the Basque province of Viscaya. The BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY is about 8 kilometres north-east of the town, on the road to Derio. If arriving by air turn left on leaving the airport, continue for a short distance to Sondica village. The cemetery is located within a small communal cemetery (there is a tiny church). On leaving Sondica village the BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY is to be found approximately 100 metres off the main road.
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