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Military service
Age:
66
Rank:
Fireman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Barberrys (London, England) (167636)
Birth:
January 1, 1876
Glasgow, Scotland
Death:
November 26, 1942
North Atlantic
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 21.
Additional information
On 26 November 1942, at 7:17 pm, the Barberrys, flagship of convoy SC-110, was torpedoed by U-663 north-east of St. John's, Newfoundland, position 50°36'N/47°10'W. The captain, the convoy commander, 20 crew members, 4 gunners and 5 members of the naval staff lost their lives. The 18 surviving crew members, 3 gunners and one naval staff member were recovered by the US Coast Guard Ship USCGC Mohawk (WPG-78) and landed in St. John's.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 188 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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