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W.E. Thompson 1942
Rank : Chief Steward

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Wilfred Edgar  Thompson

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On the Tower Hill Memorial is the name of Chief Steward Wilfred Edgar Thompson, serving on S.S. Rio Blanco (London) with the Merchant Navy who died 01/04/1942.

The husband of Gladys May Thompson.

He was on board H.M.S. Blanco when the ship was torpedoed by an U-boat U-160, commanded by Korvettenkapitn Georg Lassen, she was carrying 6440 tons of iron ore. There was a 40 (19 dead and 21 survivors) complement crew.

Wilfred Edgar Thompson is remembered at Westoe in W101.08 page 85 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: Wilfred Edgar

Last Name: Thompson

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 01/04/1942

Age: 39

Rank: Chief Steward

Regiment: Merchant Navy

Unit/Ship: S.S. Rio Blanco (London)

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