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| PERSONALIA |
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Magennis, James Joseph |
| Date of birth: | October 27th, 1919 (Belfast, Ireland)
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February 12th, 1986 (Halifax, Yorkshire, Great Britain)
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Irish |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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A/Leading Seaman
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Royal Navy
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Awarded on:
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December 11th, 1945
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Action:
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On 31 July 1945 near Singapore, Leading Seaman Magennis, who was a diver aboard mini-submarine XE.3 piloted by Ian Edward Fraser, managed to attach several self-adhesive mines to the Japanese Cruiser Takao under difficult conditions. At first he had to squeeze through a narrow opening, then he had to clean a part of the hull of the Japanese Cruiser before he was finally able to attach the self-adhesive mines. After all this he had to return to the mini-submarine with a defect breathing apparatus.
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Details:
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James Joseph Magennis, Nab Wood Crematorium, Shipley.
Received the VC together with Ian Edward Fraser.
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