Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 85141 |
| Rank: | Radio Officer |
| Last Name: | ZELM |
| First Name: | HAROLD CHARLES |
| Initials: | H C |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1944-07-25 |
| Age at Death: | 33 |
| Cause of Death: | En route, Cape Town (16 Jul) - Bahia, Brazil - New York. At 02.12 hours on 25 Jul, 1944, the unescorted Robin Goodfellow (Master Bjarne Bjornsgaard) was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the South Atlantic. The British motor merchant Priam received a distress signal, but none of the eight officers, 33 crewmen and 27 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, one 3in and five 20mm guns) survived. |
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