SS Allende

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Rav4, Oct 31, 2010.

  1. Rav4

    Rav4 Senior Member

    Not sure if this has been posted before, but came across it recently. A long story and I have not got to the end of it yet.

    SS Allende - Her Story
     
  2. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    Hello Rav4,
    Indeed and interesting story. 8 months after the sinking of ALLENDE, U-68 [Merten] torpedoed and sunk my father's ship.

    Details of U-68 and Merten included on a page on my website: U-68 Kapitän zur See - Karl-Friedrich Merten

    Regards
    Hugh
     
    CL1 and Smudger Jnr like this.
  3. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    A very sad story to read. Such bad treatment.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  4. amberdog45

    amberdog45 Senior Member

    Found out my grandfather served on this ship in 1940. Anybody got the ship movement cards? Link appears broken on post #1. Can I find this info elsewhere? Thanks Maria
     
  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  6. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    Hi Maria,
    The movement card is held at Kew in piece BT 389/1/169 Download for £3.45.

    Regards
    Hugh
     
    CL1 and amberdog45 like this.
  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Panel from Tower Hill Memorial attached
     

    Attached Files:

    Hugh MacLean and amberdog45 like this.
  8. amberdog45

    amberdog45 Senior Member

    That was some read TD. Thanks for the link Hugh and the panel photo Clive.

    Eight died unfortunately http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1

    The eldest, 60 year old William Souter from Aberdeen, was buried at Timbuktu with another colleague. His death was announced in the Press & Journal newspaper 11 Jul 42 giving the additional information that wife Jenny was living at 19 Rose hill Place, Aberdeen and the same announcement in the Aberdeen Weekly Journal 16 July 1942 gives his wife name Jenny Scott.
     
    Hugh MacLean likes this.
  9. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

Share This Page