Foster Moverley McRae, commonly known as Peter McRae (12 February 1916 – 25 February 1944) was an English cricketer who played 25 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1939. He died during the Second World War, when HMS Mahratta, which he served on as Surgeon Lieutenant, was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea.
During the Second World War, McRae served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was Surgeon Lieutenant on HMS Mahratta when it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-990.[1]
In 1941–1945 The Arctic Lookout, Noel Simon recounts a story he was told of McRae's actions after the sinking:
Having managed to climb onto one of the few Carley floats to have come through the sinking, he set about hauling the others aboard. The float soon became overcrowded. Remarking almost casually; "There's not enough room for us all" the doctor slipped over the side into the sea and was never seen again.[2]
He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.[1]
References
^ ab"Somerset, Kingston, St. Mary War Memorial". Roll-of-Honour.com. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
^"HMS MAHRATTA- Dr Peter McRae". 1941–1945 The Arctic Lookout (33). Winter 1998. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
peter, mcrae, australian, rules, footballer, footballer, foster, moverley, mcrae, commonly, known, february, 1916, february, 1944, english, cricketer, played, first, class, matches, somerset, county, cricket, club, between, 1936, 1939, died, during, second, wo. For the Australian rules footballer see Peter McRae footballer Foster Moverley McRae commonly known as Peter McRae 12 February 1916 25 February 1944 was an English cricketer who played 25 first class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1939 He died during the Second World War when HMS Mahratta which he served on as Surgeon Lieutenant was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea Peter McRaePersonal informationFull nameFoster Moverley McRaeBorn 1916 02 12 12 February 1916Buenos Aires ArgentinaDied25 February 1944 1944 02 25 aged 28 HMS Mahratta Barentz SeaBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1936 1939SomersetFirst class debut22 August 1936 Somerset v WorcestershireLast First class30 August 1939 Somerset v NorthamptonshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 25Runs scored 972Batting average 24 30100s 50s 1 4Top score 107Catches stumpings 9 Source CricketArchive 2 June 2010Military career EditDuring the Second World War McRae served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve He was Surgeon Lieutenant on HMS Mahratta when it was torpedoed by the German submarine U 990 1 In 1941 1945 The Arctic Lookout Noel Simon recounts a story he was told of McRae s actions after the sinking Having managed to climb onto one of the few Carley floats to have come through the sinking he set about hauling the others aboard The float soon became overcrowded Remarking almost casually There s not enough room for us all the doctor slipped over the side into the sea and was never seen again 2 He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial 1 References Edit a b Somerset Kingston St Mary War Memorial Roll of Honour com Retrieved 2 June 2010 HMS MAHRATTA Dr Peter McRae 1941 1945 The Arctic Lookout 33 Winter 1998 Retrieved 2 June 2010 External links EditPeter McRae at ESPNcricinfo Peter McRae at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter McRae amp oldid 1059298336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
