Leonard James Passey

Leonard (James) Passey.

Personal Details:

Born in Threapwood, birth registered in quarter 3, 1926.

Son of Leonard J. & Elsie M. (Nee Jones.) Passey.

The family lived at the Chorlton Lane Shop, Chorlton.

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Military Details:

Regiment:           SS Mandasor, Merchant Navy.

Rank:                 Able Seaman.

Serial Number:   180075

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Record of Death:

Accidentally drowned off Galle, Sri Lanka.

Died of Asphyxia by accidental drowning on 15th December 1946. Aged 20.

Yardley Cemetery and Crematorium Memorials – Birmingham.

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Further Information:

His death was clearly not attributed to enemy action in the war and therefor he does not have a CWGC record.

We expect this was because he died in an accident in peacetime.

Leonard has no CWGC commemoration and we therefore do not know where he is buried.

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Galle is in modern day Sri Lanka.

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