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Second Mate JOHN LAPPING

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Mercantile Marine

S.S. "Elterwater" (Newcastle)

Date of Death

Died 16 December 1914

Age 33 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SOUTH SHIELDS (HARTON) CEMETERY

B. 1277.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Born in Switzerland.
  • N.B. Recent research has shown Second Mate Lapping is buried here. The Commission is now in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave. Please contact us for further details.
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