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Identity
Person No.
13622
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Dennis John
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Torpedoed and sunk by U-106. En route Lyttelton for Halifax and UK. At 12.10 hours on 6 Feb, 1942, the unescorted Opawa (Master Wilfred George Evans) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-106 about 400 miles north-northeast of Bermuda. The ship had been chased since 08.32 hours and stopped after the hit. The U-boat dived to get closer and observed the launching of four lifeboats. At 14.17 hours, U-106 surfaced and shelled the ship with 93 rounds until she sank at 14.59 hours. However, 54 crew members and two gunners were lost. The master and 14 crew members were picked up by the Dutch merchant Hercules and landed at New York
Military Service
Rank
Ordinary Seaman
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
Unknown
Notes

Son of John and Gladys Lindholm, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.

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