Mess Room Boy Thomas Siggins

Son of John Siggins and Caroline Leah Fleming from Toronto, Ontario. In the First World War, John enlisted in Toronto on 5 February 1915 with the 7th Canadian Mounted Rifles of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, regimental number 7835. He fought in France with the Royal Canadian Dragoons as a Lance Corporal. He was demobilized in Toronto on 23 April 1919. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

On 26 September 1943, at 7 pm, U-410 attacked convoy UGS-17 30 miles (48 km) east of Bonna, Tunisia, and sank the Christian Michelsen, which had exploded because of her cargo of bombs and ammunition. She disappeared in less than a minute, in position 37°12'N/08°26'E. Of the 50 crew members, 47 perished. The three survivors were rescued by an escort vessel and landed in Bizerte, Tunisia, where they were hospitalized.