Fireman John William Dyson

Son of John William and Phillis Dyson, of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

On September 25, 1942, at 4.37 p.m., the Boston, on route from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Londonderry, Northern Ireland with convoy RB-1, was torpedoed by U-216 610 miles (982 km) east-south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland. The Boston sank in 7 minutes, in position 54°23'N/27°54'W. The attack claimed only one victim, Dyson. The captain, 52 crew members, three signallers and ten gunners were rescued by the SS New Bedford, which transferred them to the British destroyer HMS Veteran (D72). The next day, HMS Veteran was torpedoed by U-404, resulting in the death of 235 sailors (159 crew members of Veteran, the first mate of SS New Bedford, 47 survivors of SS Boston, 28 survivors of SS New York).