Name: |
BAILEY |
Given Name: |
JOHN HERBERT REID |
Initials: |
J H R |
Rank: |
Lieut-Commander (R.N.R.)Other Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Merchant Navy |
Unit: |
S.S. Amarylis (Panama)Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
Serving as Staff CaptainOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-12-02Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1903-03-07 |
Age: |
39 |
Cause of Death: |
Torpedoed and sunk by U-181. En route from Kosseir & Aden to Durban, South Africa. At 17.40 hours on 2 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Amarylis was hit amidships by a G7a torpedo from U-181 and sank within 2 minutes after breaking in two. The Germans questioned six survivors on a raft and on this opportunity took a drowning sheep aboard for fresh meat. 16 crew and 2 DEMS gunners lost |
Additional
Information: |
Husband of Mary Campbell Bailey, of 34 Harold Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E.19. Born South Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945 |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2016-12-28
