Adam Joseph PHARO - WW2 Merchant Navy - died 25-Dec-1941

[shankland_the_dog]

Burial location sought for:

PHARO ADAM JOSEPH
Fireman
Merchant Navy
S.S. Empire Success
25-Dec-41
Age 26
Accidental death, at Liverpool. Discovered dead outside his hotel, seemingly to have fallen from a balcony
Of 22 Ross St, Kimberley, South Africa. Coloured seaman.

Not on CWGC.

I'm the project director of the South Africa War Graves Project and we seek further info.

Ralph McLean
ralph [at] southafricawargraves.org

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[jan44]

Hi Ralph,

Welcome to the forum,

Would you happen to have a copy of Adam's death certificate?

Here is his death registration

Name: Adam J Pharo
Birth Date: abt 1916
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1941
Age at Death: 25
Registration district: Liverpool South
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 69

Jan

[dickiesam]

There would almost certainly have been an inquest into Adam's death and there's a chance the Coroner's Office record is still available. Could be more information as well if an autopsy was performed and including possibly to whom the remains were released to for burial.

DS

[MaryA]

And very possibly a write up in the Liverpool Echo, however this date wouldn't be available online, but they are at the Liverpool Record Office.

[Katie]

He already has a copy of the inquest report. He died in the Northern Hospital. I have done a search of all the Cemetery records and I was unable to locate him. I was thinking about the possibility of him being sent back to his homeland? I will have another go just to make sure I didnt miss him.

[Tina]

Thanks Katie for giving the members the heads up on this post.
Tina

[Tina]

Here's another link

http://www.mercantilemarine.org/showthr ... h-Pharo-MN

[MaryA]

Thanks girls for the information.

Bearing in mind that I suppose there is a possibility that he wasn't buried in Liverpool, but the body may have been sent back home - or somewhere, could it be possible that there may be an undertaker still in existence now that was then and might still have records available? and would it have been an undertaker who would have arranged this?

[dickiesam]

And very possibly a write up in the Liverpool Echo, however this date wouldn't be available online, but they are at the Liverpool Record Office.

It would be worth finding a report of the accident in the Echo to see if it mentions any relatives in Liverpool. If there were no relatives it would be a Corpy burial wouldn't it? I find it hard to believe his remains would have been sent back to SA during wartime. Perhaps he was cremated?

DS

[Katie]

Hi DIckiesam.

According to the newspaper report his ship had arrived in Liverpool and he was lodging in a house while the ship was in dock. I think I have the report at home I will wade through all the newspaper copies and see if I can locate it.

[northmeols]

could he have been buried at sea?