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WALLSEND

Hildrew, R.H., 2nd Eng.Off., 1940

Photo Brian Chandler

On Tower Hill Memorial is the name of Second Engineer Officer Robert Hall Hildrew, serving with the Merchant Navy, who died 24/11/1940.

In Wallsend (Holy Cross) cemetery is a family plot with a kerb which reads:

Robert Hall Hildrew
Drowned at sea Nov. 24th 1940
Aged 32 years.

Robert Hall Hildrew is remembered in Willington Quay on W56.04 and W56.12 slide 108 and on our List of Ships’ crews


The CWGC entry for 2nd Engineer Officer Hildrew

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk