Bernard Armstrong McGlynn

Rank:Engineering Officer
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:Merchant Navy
Name of Rgt or Ship:M.V. Neptunian (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Died:07/09/1940Age:24
Country of burial:Lost at Sea
Cemetery or Memorial:Tower Hill Merchant Navy Memorial
Town Memorial:Sale
Extra Information:
The Neptunian had a gross register tonnage of 5,155  and was built in
1925.

Part of home-ward bound Convoy SC2, comprising 53 ships, on voyage from
Santiago to Liverpool via Sydney with a cargo of sugar.    In the
North-west Approaches, NW of Rockall, she was torpedoed by U-47 on the
07/09/40 and sank in position - 58.27N 17.27W.   There were 0 survivors,
and 36 crew/passengers were lost.

Had three other brothers in the forces, two of whom were lost - Petty
Officer Joseph Arnold, was lost in H.M.S. Exeter in March 1942; Flt. Sgt.
Griffith, was lost in Coastal Command in June 1942; His eldest brother,
G.A. was on the RAF's Officers' Medical Staff.

Listed on the 7th Sale Scouts War Memorial, Clarenden Road, Sale.
Memorials found on:
7th Sale Scouts
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