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On 2 May 1942, at 12:30, the Botavon was bombed while anchored in the Barents Sea, position 73°02'N/19°46'E, on a voyage with convoy UR-18 to link up with PQ-14, which was heading from Middlesbrough to Murmansk via Reykjavik, Iceland, with government supplies. The attack killed 20 crew members and a gunner. On 3 May 1942, the wreck was sunk by the convoy's escort. Hartson died of his injuries on the 14th.
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Page 152 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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