Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Samuel Wilson
In memory of:
Fireman Samuel Wilson
April 26, 1941
North Atlantic
Military Service
20
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Henri Mory (Swansea, Wales) (144548)
Additional Information
January 1, 1921
Nova Scotia
On 27 April 1941, the Henri Mory sailed alone after having sailed away in convoy SL-68 on 21 March. She was torpedoed by U-110 about 300 miles (531 km) west-north-west of the Basket Islands, Ireland. She sank in less than four minutes, in position 54°00'N/19°00'W. The Executive Officer and two sailors were picked up by HMS Hurricane (H06) on 30 April and landed at Greenock, Scotland, on 1 May. One survivor was rescued from his raft after eight days by the SS Lycaon. Of the 32 crew members, only four survived.
Commemorated on Page 251 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada
Panel 19.
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
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Memorial – Full panel 19 on Halifax Memorial. Photo taken by Padre Phil Miller, Branch 25, Royal Canadian Legion, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. We Will Remember Them. -
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Inscription – Portion of panel 19 on Halifax Memorial. Photo taken by Padre Phil Miller, Branch 25, Royal Canadian Legion, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. We Will Remember Them.
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