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Alexander Milton McGregor
« on: Tuesday 19 March 24 11:31 GMT (UK) »
Alexander Milton McGregor was born on 1 January 1921 in Keith, Banffshire, third child of John McGregor, plumber (1888-1929) and Mary Helen Simpson (1898-1981) who were married in Keith on 5 January 1918.

He joined the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War, Service Number: 2879072.

According to https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2137075/alexander-milton-mcgregor/ he is commemorated on the Kranji Memorial in Singapore.

He was lost at sea on 21 September 1944, and according to https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56224639/alexander-milton-mcgregor his ship was sunk by an American aircraft carrier 80 miles off Corregidor, Philippines.

Is this true? And if it is, how might I find out the name of the ship that was sunk, the name of the aircraft carrier, and how a British ship came to be sunk by an American one? How many other lives were lost in this incident? Was any action taken against the captain and/or any crew members of the American ship?
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Re: Alexander Milton McGregor
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 19 March 24 11:59 GMT (UK) »
Alexander Milton McGregor was lost at sea while being transported as a prisoner of war in a Japanese hell ship, HOFUKU MARU.

https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Hell_Ships/Hofuku_Maru/html/m_died_25.htm

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Re: Alexander Milton McGregor
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 19 March 24 13:13 GMT (UK) »
Ah, thank you very much for that.

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