Chief Engineer Officer John Emile Ledingham

Son of John Ledingham and Anna Maria Brown of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Husband of Emma Davidson of Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Écosse. Brother of Captain James Allan Ledingham killed in action on 9 October 1917 in Flanders, Belgium, while serving with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Forestrey Corps, regimental number 655422.

At 11:17 pm on 28 December 1942, U-406 fired five torpedoes' at convoy ONS-154 northwest of the Azores and reported two ships sunk and two ships damaged, but in fact three ships, Baron Cochrane (station #12), Lynton Grange (station #22) and Zarian (station #13) were hit and damaged.

The Baron Cochrane was then missed by a coup de grâce from U-591 but sunk by a coup de grâce from U-123 at 00.53 am on 29 December in the position 43°23’N/27°14’W. The chief engineer and one gunner were the only casualties of 38 crewmen and six gunners. The survivors were picked up by HMS Milne (G 14), (which was herself unsuccessful attacked by U-435 at 00.55 am hours. They were brought to Ponta Delgada, Azores.