Second Engineer James Whittle

Son of Elizabeth Whittle from Selshion, Portadown, Armagh, Northern Ireland. Husband of Violet Whittle from Toronto, Ontario. Father of three children, including James and Willial Whittle.

On 19 June 1940, the Ville de Namur was sailing unescorted from New York to Bordeaux, France, then on to Liverpool, England, when she was torpedoed at 8:05 pm by the U-52. She sank in less than five minutes west of La Rochelle, France, in position 46°25'N/04°35'W. The attack caused the death of 25 people and 54 others survived.