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Identity
Person No.
2236
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Henry
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
At 22.02 hours on 28 Dec, 1942, U-225 fired torpedoes at the convoy ONS-154 north of the Azores and reported two ships sunk and two others probably sunk. In fact, the Melmore Head in station #113 was hit by two torpedoes and blew up and the stern torpedo hit the Ville de Rouen, which was later finished off by U-662 (Hermann). 13 crew members and one gunner from Melmore Head (Master William John Leinster) were lost
Military Service
Rank
Carpenter
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
Unknown
Notes

ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45

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