Service Details
Name:
 APRIL
Given Name:
 WILLIAM
Initials:
 W
Rank:
 Fireman and Trimmer
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Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
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Unit:
 S.S. Henri Mory (Swansea)
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Date of Death:
 1941-04-26
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Age:
 46
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. At 01.30 hours on 27 Apr, 1941, the Henri Mory (Master Joseph Havard) was hit by one torpedo from U-110 and sank about 330 miles west-northwest of Blaskets Islands, Ireland. The ship had been dispersed from convoy SL-68 on 21 March, went to Bermuda and then continued unescorted.
Additional
Information:
Born Cape Town. Coloured man. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-45
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 London
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Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 56.

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