William Alexander Dempster
- Extended Description
- William Alexander Dempster. Leading Stoker C/JX79089 Royal Navy on H.M.S. Cleopatra. Born 16 January 1910 at Ballymacarron, Killyleagh to Frederick James Dempster and Eliza Jane Dempster. 1911 residing with his parents at 1 Pawle Island, Killyleagh, County Down. Died 15 February 1942 aged 32 years as the result of a direct hit on the ship by a 500kg bomb.
At rest in Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta Plot F, Grave 89.
Commemorated on Killyleagh War Memorial
