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Military service
Rank:
General Servant
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Lady Drake (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (155050)
Death:
May 4, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 21.
Additional information
On May 5, 1942, at 3:05 a.m., the Lady Drake was sailing unescorted when she was torpedoed by U-106 90 miles (145 km) north of Bermuda. Six sailors and six of the 260 passengers lost their lives. The ship sank after 20 minutes, position 35°43'N/64°43'W. On the 6th, the boats containing the survivors were ignored by the RMS Queen Mary which refused to stop. They were rescued three days after the sinking by the American minesweeper USS Owl (AM-2) which took them back to Bermuda. The captain of the Lady Drake, Percy Kelly, who survived the sinking of the Lady Hawkins, was also saved after the loss of the Lady Drake. He was awarded the British Empire Medal (MBE) and the Lloyd's Medal for his heroism.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 109 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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