Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Patrick McCauley
In memory of:
Able Seaman Patrick McCauley
September 21, 1940
North Atlantic
Military Service
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Blairangus (Glasgow, Scotland) (148318)
Additional Information
On 21 September 1940, at 6:14 am, the Blairangus was torpedoed and sunk by U-48 approximately 320 miles (515 km) west-south-west of Rockall, between Ireland and Iceland, position 55°18'N/22°21'W. Six crew members lost their lives. The captain and the 27 other sailors were rescued by the SS Pikepool, which landed them in St. John's, Newfoundland, where one of the survivors died.
Commemorated on Page 186 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
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