Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Thomas Chapman
In memory of:
Second Cook Thomas Chapman
June 11, 1942
Gulf of Mexico
Military Service
37
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Sheherazade (of Panama)
Additional Information
January 1, 1905
His full name is Thomas Alfred Chapman.
On 11 June 1942, at 4.55 am, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Ship Shoal Buoy, in the Gulf of Mexico, she was heading unescorted towards Houston, Texas, USA, when she was torpedoed by U-158. One crew member, Thomas Alfred Chapman, was killed. The SS Midshipman, a shrimp boat, recovered 35 survivors and landed them in Morgan City, Louisiana, USA, on the same day, while the FV 40 Fathoms recovered 23 and landed them in the same place.
Commemorated on Page 111 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINDSOR (GROVE) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Sec. F. Grave 336.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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