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EARSDON

Bray, W., 3rd Off., 1941
On the Tower Hill Memorial is the name of Third Officer William Bray, serving with the Merchant Navy who died 11/06/1941.

Colin Boyd has provided the following:

Empire Dew - GRT 7005 - Built 1941; 12/6/1941. Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-68 (Schultze) in the Atlantic N. of the Azores in position 51.09N 30.16W while sailing independently on a voyage from the Tyne to Father Point, New Brunswick, for orders in ballast, dispersed from convoy OG64. 23 crew lost.
British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship losses to Axis Submarines, 1939-1945; by Alan Tennent; 2001; Sutton Publishing Ltd.; ISBN 0750927607

William Bray is remembered at Earsdon on E3.01 and E3.02 on our List of Ships’ crews


The CWGC entry for 3rd Officer Bray

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk