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stayfrosty: Navy seaman named youngest serviceman to die in second world war:The slim headstone marking the grave of the youngest Briton to die on active service in the second world war has a short inscription. It starts: “R Earnshaw. Boy.” Reginald Earnshaw was 14 years and 152 days old when he died. He had lied about his age to join the merchant navy as a cabin boy shortly after his birthday, claiming to be 15 so he could go to fight at sea. Five months later, in July 1941, he was killed with five other seamen when the SS North Devon was attacked off the Norfolk coast by German aircraft. Today, on what would have been his 83rd birthday, Earnshaw has been officially recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as the youngest serviceman to be killed during that war. Source.

stayfrosty:

Navy seaman named youngest serviceman to die in second world war:
The slim headstone marking the grave of the youngest Briton to die on active service in the second world war has a short inscription. It starts: “R Earnshaw. Boy.”

Reginald Earnshaw was 14 years and 152 days old when he died. He had lied about his age to join the merchant navy as a cabin boy shortly after his birthday, claiming to be 15 so he could go to fight at sea.

Five months later, in July 1941, he was killed with five other seamen when the SS North Devon was attacked off the Norfolk coast by German aircraft.

Today, on what would have been his 83rd birthday, Earnshaw has been officially recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as the youngest serviceman to be killed during that war.

Source.

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