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On March 4, 1942, at 1:10 a.m., the Empire Masheer was sailing with convoy DN-21 when she was torpedoed by U-160 and sunk east-north-east of East London, South Africa, position 32°01'S/30°48'E. Of the crew, 17 sailors and one gunner lost their lives. The captain, 29 seamen and six gunners were recovered by the British armed trawler HMS Norwich City (FY229) and landed in Durban, South Africa.
Digital gallery of Chief Radio Officer Arthur Joseph Brown
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Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Arthur Joseph Brown
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Chief Radio Officer Arthur Joseph Brown
Digital gallery of
Chief Radio Officer Arthur Joseph Brown
Digital gallery of
Chief Radio Officer Arthur Joseph Brown
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 102 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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