In Memory Of
TAYLOR, JOHN
Service Details
Age:
50
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Carpenter
Unit:
S.S. Justitia (London)
Regiment:
Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
1940-11-22
Cause of Death:
At 00.18 hours on 23 Nov 1940 the Justitia (Master David L. Davies) in convoy SC-11 was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-100 and sank about 160 miles west of Bloody Foreland, Co. Donegal. The master and 12 crew members were lost. 25 crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMS Enchantress (L 56) (Cdr A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, RN) and landed at Liverpool.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 59.
Cemetery:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
London
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of John Taylor, of Witbank. Born Lossiemouth, Scotland. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945
