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Courtesy of:Roddie Macpherson
Year:2009
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Duncan Douglas McLennan.


NB. The post-1979 "recent" death has been painted out on the image.



McLENNAN/["recent"]/DUNCAN DOUGLAS/lost at sea when the Junyo Maru was sunk/on 18th September 1944/aged 33 years/brother of/DONALD KAY/and ALASTAIR ORIENT.



Picture Added on 15 October 2009.


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The name of the ship made me wonder what had happened - i found this:

www.historynet.com/juno-mayru-torpedoed-by-british-submarine-hms-tradewind.htm/3

Be warned it makes tough reading.

Added by Iain Maclean on 28 May 2010.
McLENNAN, DUNCAN DOUGLAS Aircraftman 2nd Class 1365889 18th September 1944 age 33 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve C.D. Hort. (Glasgow). Lecturer in Horticulture at West of Scotland Agricultural College. Son of Duncan and Jane McLennan, of Beith, Ayrshire. Column 442. SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

Added by Vernon on 20 November 2010.
Alistair Urquhart's book The Forgotten Highlander gives a harrowing account of his time building the Burma Railway and being torpedoed on a hell ship - it is a story that must be told.
Added by on 27 April 2013.

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