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Military service
Age:
39
Rank:
Greaser
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
MV Pizarro (London, England) (146688)
Birth:
January 1, 1902
Death:
January 31, 1941
North Atlantic
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 19.
Additional information
Husband of Mrs. James MarThe Pizarro was en route in convoy to Gibraltar when she was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Dandalo 650 nautical miles (748 miles/1,204km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain, and 700 miles (1,127km) west of Bishop Rock in the North Atlantic, position 49°03'N/19°40'W. The attack killed 23 of the 29 crew members. The 6 survivors were rescued by the SS MacBraie, which landed them in Lisbon, Portugal. a, of Vancouver, British Columbia.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 183 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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