Robert Charles TARRANT

1910 - 1941  (30 years)

• Name	Robert Charles TARRANT
  Birth	2 Sep 1910	Shirley, Hampshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1941  [2]
  	At Sea; HMS Fiji
  Person ID	I140	Furmedge
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Ellen Ruth FURMEDGE,   b. 22 Jun 1914, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 1979, Hampshire, England (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1936	Hampshire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Sep 1910 - Shirley, Hampshire, England Marriage - 1936 - Hampshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  HMS Fiji, Royal Navy, 22 May 1941: World War II: Battle of Crete: The Crown Colony-class cruiser was bomber and sunk off Crete, Greece by Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 77 and Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe with the loss of 241 of her 764 crew. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1941, accessed 04-Jul-2024.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] 1939 Register (England & Wales), Tarrant Household, 51, Bishop Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire; Reference: Class: RG101, Piece: 2264E. [S85] British Armed Forces & Overseas Deaths and Burials, Robert Charles Tarrant, Entry in the Register of Reports of Deaths: Naval Ratings Shorthouse - Thompson B, ADM 104/137; Digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Ellen R Furmedge: Registered: Apr-Jun 1936, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 2B, Page: 1428.