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Military service
Age:
36
Rank:
Fireman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Empire Commerce (London, England) (160368)
Birth:
May 1, 1904
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
June 9, 1940
English Channel
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 17.
Additional information
Son of Francis O’Neill and Maude Wilson of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
On 9 June 1940, the Empire Commerce was sailing off Margate, Kent, England, when she hit a mine. Severely damaged, she was towed to Mucking Sands where she was destroyed on the spot. However, all the crew perished. This cargo ship was the first of the Empire class lost to enemy action.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 203 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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