Donald Gardiner
Service number
P/JX 326205
Military unit
HMS Karanja Royal Navy
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Date of birth
Date of death
12 Nov 1942 (19 years old)
Place of birth
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Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of John William and Violet Gardiner, of Radford, Nottingham.
Military history
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 65, Column 3.
HMS Karanja
The liner Karanja, requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a landing ship for infantry, was bombed by German aircraft and sank near Bougie, Algeria. 99 men were lost including Ordinary Seamen Donald Gardiner and Cyril Goodacre both from Radford, Nottingham. (Wikipedia & CWGC Debt of Honour Register)
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