Egan, Charles Hamilton
Egan – In June 1940, missing, presumed killed in action in H.M.S. Glorious, Surgeon Cmdr. Charles Hamilton Egan, Royal Navy. Dearly loved only son of Mrs. Egan of Park Gate Mansions, Port Elizabeth, S. Africa, aged 35. The Times 26 June 1940
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Egan |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Charles Hamilton |
| Date of birth | 11.04.1905 |
| Family details | Son of Edward Hamilton Egan and Hulda Egan, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. In 1924 he gave his guardian as Colonel Michael H. Egan, Lower Ward, Windsor Castle |
| Previous education | Rhodes University College |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1924 - 1927 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint (2nd year) |
| Qualifications | B.Sc. (Cape); M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond. 1927 |
| Military unit | Royal Navy, H.M.S. Glorious |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 08 June 1940 |
| Rank at death | Commander Surgeon |
| Cause of death | Lost at sea |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy’ s War Memorial; Plymouth Naval Memorial |
| Sources | Guy’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |