Monday 6th April 1942 DEVA PARSI, Cook (O), 73197 (RIN), killed [BCWM] IBRAHIM MUSA, Ordinary Seaman, 72470 (RIN), killed [BCWM] MUHAMMAD MUSA, Ordinary Seaman, 72467 (RIN), killed [BCWM] SAYID AHMAD, Sukhani, 71538 (RIN), killed [BCWM] WALD-UL-HAQ ANWAR ALI, Fireman, 71194 (RIN), killed [BCWM] On the 6th April Auxiliary Minesweeper HMIS Selama suffered the above five deaths, but I have not been able to determine the circumstances. Was the ship targeted by the Japanese forces that were wreaking havoc in the Indian Ocean during this period or was it involved in an accident? Any ideas? Regards, Steve
Hello Steve, Reading the pages of the account by Captain K. S. Lyle R.N., HMIS Selama was seriously hit during a Japanese air attack in the harbour of Akyab (Burma), date must be between March 7th 1942 and May 3rd 1942 (mentioned in the account). See attached upload: https://i.ibb.co/0FnRs1j/Burma-R-N-001.jpg https://i.ibb.co/d5tjQs5/Burma-R-N-002.jpg https://i.ibb.co/hVzhYbp/Burma-R-N-023.jpg https://i.ibb.co/b1jYDrk/Burma-R-N-024.jpg Regards Finn
