Able Seaman John Charles Platt
Mercantile Marine. S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)
16/03/1918

Son of the late Nicholas and Margaret Platt. Husband of Mary Ann Platt (nee Du Port), of 107, Belgrave Rd., Southampton. Born at Guernsey.

Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine UB-59, aged 57 years.

S.S. "South-Western" (Southampton)

Sunk 9 miles SW of the Isle of Wight en route from Southampton to St. Malo.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record