Maldwyn Carradog Pugh
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Hugh and Mary Pugh
Marital status: Married
Home address: 73 Sloper Road, Cardiff
Pre-war occupation: Shop Assistant
Date of birth: 1913
Place of birth: Caerphilly
Date of death: 24/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 31
Further information:
Maldwyn enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1939 and on the day of his death it is likely that he was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant Empire Roseberry when on the 24th August 1944 she struck a mine two miles NE of Arromanches The entire crew and three gunners including Maldwyn were lost. There were no survivors. Maldwyn was originally reported as missing which was changed to presumed killed 6 months later.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2134