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Patrick Joseph Tyre, 1920–1942 (aged 21 years)

Name
Patrick Joseph /Tyre/
Given names
Patrick Joseph
Surname
Tyre
Nickname
Paddy
Birth
8 May 1920 35 24
Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Military
Royal Navy
Note: HMS Stronghold, Service Number D/SSX 26862
Death
2 March 1942 (aged 21 years)
Java
Latitude: -12.2 Longitude: 112
Cause of death: Casualty of War
Note: Died when HMS Stronghold was bombed and sunk.

Died when HMS Stronghold was bombed and sunk.
On the 2nd March 1942, HMS Stronghold was fleeing from Tjilatjap ?(a port on the south coast of Java)? to Australia when it was discovered and sank by heavy cruiser Maya and destroyers Arashi and Nowaki belonging to Japanese carrier force operating south of Java.
HMS Stronghold sank at 18:58 at position 12.20'S, 112.00'E.
Approximately 50 survivors were picked up by the small Dutch merchant Bintoehan and were later transferred to Maya.
Burial
Address: Plymouth Naval Memorial
Note: Patrick was killed at sea, he has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Plymouth War Memorial, Panel 66 Column 3.
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Family with parents
father
Birth: 17 March 1885 — Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Death: 9 March 1945 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Patrick Tyre
1885–1945
Birth: 17 March 1885 — Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Death: 9 March 1945 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
mother
Elizabeth Carson
Birth: about 1896 29 25 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Census: 1911 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Census: 2 April 1911 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death: 30 April 1974 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Elizabeth Carson
1896–1974
Birth: about 1896 29 25 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death: 30 April 1974 — Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
himself
Birth: 8 May 1920 35 24 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Military: Royal Navy
Death: 2 March 1942 — Java
Burial:
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Patrick Joseph Tyre
1920–1942
Birth: 8 May 1920 35 24 — Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death: 2 March 1942 — Java
younger sister
Private
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younger brother
Private
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Birth
Death
Military

HMS Stronghold, Service Number D/SSX 26862

Death

Died when HMS Stronghold was bombed and sunk.
On the 2nd March 1942, HMS Stronghold was fleeing from Tjilatjap ?(a port on the south coast of Java)? to Australia when it was discovered and sank by heavy cruiser Maya and destroyers Arashi and Nowaki belonging to Japanese carrier force operating south of Java.
HMS Stronghold sank at 18:58 at position 12.20'S, 112.00'E.
Approximately 50 survivors were picked up by the small Dutch merchant Bintoehan and were later transferred to Maya.

Burial

Patrick was killed at sea, he has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Plymouth War Memorial, Panel 66 Column 3.