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Military service
Age:
26
Rank:
Chief Radio Officer
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. St. Lindsay (Cardff, Wales) (150265)
Birth:
January 1, 1915
Ontario
Death:
June 13, 1941
North Atlantic
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18.
Additional information
After moving away from convoy OG-64, on 14 June 1941, at 3:46 am, the St. Lindsay was torpedoed by U-751 580 miles (933 km) east of St. John's, Newfoundland. The explosion was so strong that the ship sank in 80 seconds, in position 47°51'N/38°25'W. The captain, 35 crew members, 6 gunners and 5 passengers (navy personnel) lost their lives.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 174 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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