CWGC added the following casualty to the WW2 War Dead Roll today. - TYNAN, James Cabin Boy Australian Merchant Navy, M.V. Herstein Died 01.07.42 Age 16 Commemorated: Northern Territory Memorial, NT, Australia NOT FORGOTTEN
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1431045/ He is listed on the AWM Commemorative Roll as having died at sea (Montevideo Maru), which was a Japanese "Hell Ship" which was sunk while carrying POWs. Poor sod - only 16 PS - I notice that the AWM has his cemetery / memorial details as unknown - I wonder if it is worth passing back to them that he is listed on the NT Memorial
I tried looking for a good photo of the memorial so we can see his name listed. I will contact the AWM anyway, they seem pretty good at updating their records/
TYNAN Saloon Boy, JAMES (Australian), M/S Herstein (Norway) is one of the Nortraship cases I submitted to the CWGC several years ago. According to the Commissions database his name is still awaiting to be added to the Northern Territory Memorial in the Adelaide River War Cemetery. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3173373/TYNAN,%20JAMES
Another 10 finally accepted. All the years of work finally paying off. Dear Billy, We have recently been instructed by the relevant Service Authority that the following 10 casualties qualify for commemoration. These are as follows:- Antonio DOLAN Stanley SCARGILL Michael GOULDEN Charles TURNER Leslie SWEETMAN Theodore E BROMFIELD Leslie DAVIES Francis SHERIDAN Clyde EBANKS Bernard RICE Kind regards. Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1628 634221 | Ext: 1205 | Direct: +44 1628 507205 | Fax: +44 1628 771208 | Website: www.cwgc.org
Just in last week from the CWGC. Another 10 finally accepted. Dear Billy, We have recently been instructed by the relevant Service Authority that the following 10 casualties qualify for commemoration. These are as follows:- Antonio DOLAN (D/S Fidelio) Stanley SCARGILL (D/S Auglvald) Michael GOULDEN (D/S Auglvald) Charles TURNER (D/S Eikhaug) Leslie SWEETMAN (D/S Eikhaug) Theodore E BROMFIELD (D/S Belize) Leslie DAVIES (D/S Brask) Francis SHERIDAN (D/S Finnager) Clyde EBANKS (M/S Gundersen) Bernard RICE (D/S Varanberg) Kind regards. Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1628 634221 | Ext: 1205 | Direct: +44 1628 507205 | Fax: +44 1628 771208 | Website: www.cwgc.org
Things finally beginning to speed up. The following 22 cases of British Merchant Seamen lost from Nortraships of WWII are at present under review by the CWGC. 1940 RYAN, Deck Boy, FRANK EDWARD, D/S Bravore (Norway) 20th April 1940. CAMERON, Galley Boy, ROBERT, D/S Keret (Norway) 22nd August 1940. 1941 DONNAVON, Oiler, MICHAEL, M/S Benjamin Franklin (Norway) 19th February 1941. ROBERTS, Junior Ordinary Seaman, HARRY D/S Hørda (Norway) 24th March 1941. GUTHERLESS, Deck Boy, HENRY, D/S Polyana (Norway) 25th April 1941. KING, Trimmer, JOSEPH DONALD,(Canadian) D/S Christian Krohg (Norway) 10th June 1941. LYNCH, Mechanic, WILLIAM, M/S Vigrid (Norway) 24th June 1941. SHIPLEY, Engineroom Boy, JAMES, M/S Vigrid (Norway) 24th June 1941. HILL, Galley Boy, WILLIAM, M/S Vigrid (Norway) 24th June 1941. BOTHA, Ordinary Seaman, E.P. M/T Barbro (Norway) 19th September 1941. DAVIES, Engineroom Boy, KENNETH, M/T Barbro (Norway) 19th September 1941. HUGHES, Galley Boy, WILLIAM, M/T Barbro (Norway) 19th September 1941. KRUAJER, Messroom Boy, SIMON, M/T Barbro (Norway) 19th September 1941. CHADWICK, Ordinary Seaman, JOHN, D/S Rask (Norway) 19th October 1941. HOWARD, Messroom Boy, LEWIS, M/T Fjord (Norway) 2nd December 1941. 1942 DUFFY, Oiler, MICHAEL, M/T Nyholt, (Norway) 17th January 1942. HOPLAND, Galley Boy, HARRY, M/T Nyholt (Norway) 18th January 1942. DAVIDSON, Messroom Boy, W. N. D/S Ingerto (Norway) 12th February 1942. EAGLELSHAM, Galley Boy, CRAMFORD, D/S Ingerto (Norway) 12th February 1942. ABBE, Saloon Boy, STANLEY, M/S Tyr (Norway) 9th March 1942. MOORE, Messroom Boy, RICHARD, M/S Tyr (Norway) 9th March 1942. HOOD, Able Seaman WILLIAM A. D/S Taborfjell (Norway) 30th April 1942.
Re: Uncommemorated British Merchant Seamen WWII Another 10 accepted. NORWEGIAN MERCHANT NAVY NON COM CASES 11:41 Sharon Daly To billy1963@ntlworld.com Dear Billy, Please find a list of the following casualties who have recently qualified for commemoration. These are as follows:- E P BOTHA T CLARK K DAVIES W HUGHES A WOOD S ABBE R MOORE L HOWARD J CHADWICK R CAMERON Kind regards, Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Sharon Daly Commemorations Assistant Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1628 634221 | Ext: 1205 | Direct: +44 1628 507205 | Fax: +44 1628 771208 | Website: CWGC - Homepage
