Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Forster Powell
In memory of:
Seaman George Forster Powell
December 7, 1939
Bodo, Norway
Military Service
35
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Thomas Walton (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England) (139625)
Additional Information
Son of Walter Powis Powell and Jane Annie Young from Stockton-On-Tees, Durham, England.
On 7 December 1939, the Thomas Walton was en route in ballast from Port Talbot, Wales, to Narvik, Norway, when she was torpedoed at 5:00 pm by U-38 south of Svolvaer, Norway, position 67°52'N/14°28'E. The attack killed 13 of the crew. The shipwrecked crew boarded lifeboats, where George Forster Powell froze to death the same day. The captain and 30 sailors were picked up by the German ship SS Sebu, which landed them in Bodo, Norway, as prisoners of war.
Commemorated on Page 214 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BODO CEMETERY
Norway
British Plot. A. 4.
Bodo is a port on the north west coast of Norway. Branch off the main E6 route on to route 80 signposted to Bodo. At the junction where the town centre is signposted straight ahead and Bodo airport is signed to the left follow the airport sign on to Olav V Gate. Continue on this road for approximately 2 km, passing the terminal buildings along the way. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left immediately off the third roundabout on Olav V Gate. From the entrance gate follow the path past the chapel for approximately 150 metres to the T junction. For the Second World War plot turn left and follow the path for 80 metres. The graves are on the right hand side in plot 129. For the First World War memorial turn right at the T junction and follow the path for 100 metres. The memorial, a four metre high granite obelisk surrounded by bollards and chains, is on the left hand side 10 metres in from the path in plot 10.
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