| Details | In the main cemetery at Tromsö is a section called "Commonwealth War Graves". In this section the following graves can be found:
- HMS Victorious: JG Paton age 28, DW Corner 19, DR McKay 24, HH Richardson
22, AG Cannon 21
- HMS Glorious: DC Morton 23
- HMS Furious: TC Bell 21, RN Drennan 23, GJ Burns 20
- HMS Devonshire: WH Hill 31
- HMS Diadem: IG Forbes 32
- SS Chulmleigh:
M Graham 21, W Pounder 16, AG White 21, A Reid 49, RS Colvin 47,W Robinson 33, G Alexander 28,
AC Hill 23, S Owens 56, J Wood 34, WM Marshall 31, TP Hume, G Jackson 26, JTH Russel 45, PW Marrit 16, DE Dennison 18.
Some other graves have no specific ship/vessel inscribed, these are as follows:
-Royal Army service corps: RB Frasier.
-Royal Navy: David Rae 39.
-Pilot Royal air force: GW Walker 24.
-Royal Air Force: WJ Daly (no age - date of death 18 July, 1944).
-Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery: GS Warren 22.
-Royal N.Z. naval vol. reserve: CI Woodward 23.
- HM Submarine X7: LB Whittam 22.
Finally, some graves have no names:
-"A sailor of the second world war SS Vibran april 1942".
-"A sailor of the second world war a captain, merchant navy".
-"An airman of the 1939-1945 war Royal Navy August 1944".
Special thanks to Dr. Tormod Eggen for this information.
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