Remembering Today 24/2/42 Third Officer:John Ward,Merchant Navy S.S. Anadara (London)

WARD, JOHN
Rank:
Third Officer
Date of Death:
24/02/1942
Age:
23
Regiment/Service:
Merchant Navy
S.S. Anadara (London)
Panel Reference:
Panel 8.
Memorial:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of John Ward, and of Therese Ward, of Cleadon, South Shields, Co. Durham.Casualty Details

 

John Ward in the UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953
Name: John Ward
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1919
Birth Place: South Shields, England
Death Date: 24 Feb 1942
Death Place: At Sea
Mother: Thersa



TD

 

TD, is there one of those forms for my uncles death Sept 41 Alexander J. Gilmour? I should have looked it up when Ancestry had their free weekend. If you find it could you email it please?

 

Apparently its already attached to him in your family tree - time for more coffee I think

TD

 

I think I can safely put that one down to old age Tricky . Thank you.

 

Sorry - you cant use that excuse - only us oldies can do that - you kids, still keep trying to nick stuff from others

 

24 February 1942

East of Newfoundland U-boats attacked an outward bound convoy the Anadara 8,009 tons bound for Halifax was one of those sunk.