Castleman was aboard 'HMS Blean' when it was hit by two torpedos fired from a German U-boat 11 miles North West of Oran Algeria. The ship sunk in 4 minutes, there were 88 other casualties and 94 survivors were rescued. Castleman is also remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ordinary Seaman Charles E. Castleman
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Hindle House - WW2 - first plaque - first appearance
To the memory of those who fell in the 1939 - 1945 world war. On active servi...
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Paul Donnelly
Artist. We think Donnelly may be the instructor mentioned in this 2010 Ceramics Monthly.
2 memorials
Prior John Redington
Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in the 14th or 15th century.
1 memorial