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I would like to know if anyone has imformation on a philip curwood born in bristol england 1919, beleved to have disapeard on or near the coast of australia abt oct 1949. please answer to pam with any info thank's

BirthReg: Philip J Curwood
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lintern
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1919
Registration district: Briatol
Registration county: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 408

Birth Reg: Jessica D A Curwood
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lintern
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1916
Registration district: Bristol
Registration county: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 292

Birth Reg: Susie A Curwood
Mother's Maiden Surname: Lintern
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1921
Registration district: Bristol
Registration county: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 408

Their has to be some one out there who can help me ?Philip was in the merchant navy,worked for the Cunard line was on a ship about to leave Australia in 1949 when just out of the harbor he jumped/fell over board when ofered a life belt raised his hand and went under.that is what the family was told, how ever it was also well known that he was an exalant swimmer, is there any way that the ships log would have a recored of this event that I or any other family member could see and verifey this.

have you contacted Cunard Line?

Pamela - have you searched trees to see if anyone else has him?

Overseas BMD details
Registration event: Death


Name: CURWOOD, Phillip
Vessel: Kent
Country: At sea
Year: 1946-1950
Page: 74
Age at death: 30

Record source: GRO Marine Death Indices (1903 to 1965)

(details above if you want to order Death Cert., apologies if you already have it)

Chris :)

I wonder if Pamela needs a pm to advise her of replies as it took two years to come back

Good idea Jax, have now sent pm helping her to get back, hopefully!, lol.
(if not, I'll send her the latest replies)

Chris :)
(now orf' up the wooden hill to sleep)

Hi all, this must be the man in question, from NLA Trove newspapers site - how sad

The Advertiser (Adelaide), Saturday 5 November 1949, p.1
LIFEBELT WASHED ASHORE
The discovery of a lifebelt from the freighter Kent on Sellick's Beach is believed to be a link with the disappearance at sea of an assistant steward from the ship when the vessel was passing through Investigator Strait on October 27. The steward, Phillip James Curwood, 30, was reported to have disappeared overboard about eight miles south of Troubridge Point. The lifebelt was washed ashore at a point 35 miles in a direct line from Troubridge Point. A search of the beach in the vicinity for Curwood's body was unsuccessful.

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Even if he was a great swimmer, 8 miles is a very long way in open southern ocean (almost 13 km).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigator_Strait

Thankyou for that find Cherilyn, as you say, very sad...

(have just checked sent messages, not opened yet!)

Chris :)

pm from Pam, must be in answer to my query about search trees:

"Yes I have,but not much luck as of any thing after the ship,"

Have reminded to check back on here.

Why has this been reported?

It doesn't make sense to report it after so many years. What was wrong with the post?

There was nothing wrong with it that I could see

I came across another one last night, heaven knows what's going on.

I just had a pm from poster too!!!

Had one too!, hoping Pamela will soon get back...

Odd about that RR, bit like GR I'd say, lol.

Chris :)