Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Delbert Auburn
In memory of:
Seaman Delbert Auburn
March 12, 1941
Birkenhead, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Military Service
24
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Trident (Newcastle-on-Tyne) (140697)
Additional Information
June 24, 1916
Toronto, Ontario
Son of Delbert Francis Auburn and Dorothy Mariam Cooper, Toronto, Ontario
On March 1, 1941, at 11:50pm, this freighter was at anchor off buoy 20C waiting to enter the River Tyne when a German aircraft bombed and severely damaged her, but she remained afloat for nearly two hours before sinking the next day at 1:40am. She was to be part of convoy FS-557. Some of the wounded sailors died in the following days.
Commemorated on Page 88 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
LIVERPOOL (ALLERTON) CEMETERY
Lancashire, United Kingdom
Grave 227. Sec. 11. Gen.
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