Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Bernard Bona
In memory of:
Fireman and Trimmer Bernard Bona
October 21, 1944
Chester, Cheshire, England
Military Service
33
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Kantara (Liverpool, England) (147298)
Merchant Marine Medal
Additional Information
November 16, 1910
Nova Scotia
His real surname is Bonin.
Son of George Bonin (aka Bona) and Ruffine Marie Briand, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
On February 22, 1941, the Kantara came under fire from the guns of the battleship Gneisenau and was sunk in the North Atlantic, position 47°38'N/40°07'W, when passing London and the Tyne to set sail for the West Indies. The survivors were made prisoners of war and taken to the Marlag und Milag Nord camp in Bremen, Germany. Bona was repatriated due to his ill health and died of tuberculosis in the military hospital in Chester, Cheshire, England, on October 21, 1944.
Commemorated on Page 97 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CHESTER GENERAL CEMETERY
Cheshire, United Kingdom
Grave 308. Sec. E.
Digital Collection
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Details
Extract from Crew List – The web site www.tommyslog.ca details the fate of the SS Kantara. Bernard Bona was a crew member who was taken prisoner and died after repatriation. This image is part of the crew list of the Kantara.
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