Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Richard Nelson Farries
In memory of:
Fireman Richard Nelson Farries
December 3, 1943
Bari, Italy
Military Service
21
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Lom (Bergen, Norway)
Additional Information
February 13, 1922
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Eustace Horatio Thomas Farries and Grace Edith Frances George, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
On 2 December 1943, in Bari, Italy, 105 German Ju-88 bombers attacked the quays where ships were being unloaded. Seventeen cargo ships loaded with 35,000 tonnes of goods were destroyed, and 800 sailors and civilians were killed by fires, explosions and mustard gas poisoning. The attack claimed the lives of 4 of the Lom's 32 crew members. Farries died of his injuries on the 3rd.
Commemorated on Page 133 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BARI WAR CEMETERY
Italy
III. E. 13.
The BARI WAR CEMETERY lies south of Bari, in the rural locality of Carbonara in the Commune and Province of Bari. It is reached from the town by proceeding south along the Taranto road (Route No.100) for about 8.5 kilometres. The turning to the right, leading to Carbonara di Bari, is taken and the Cemetery lies on the right about 1.5 kilometres further on. From the North, take the exit to Bari North and continue on the Tangenziale in the direction of Brindisi. Take Exit No.12, Bari Carbonara, and continue into town. Proceed around the square in the direction of Triggiano. Follow this road across the traffic lights and the BARI WAR CEMETERY can be found on the left hand side. From the South, follow the Tangenziale (main road) and exit at Carbonara Bari, then proceed as above.
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