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William Nuttall

Rank:Cook Steward
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:Merchant Navy
Name of Rgt or Ship:S.S. Dungrange (Grangemouth)
Died:10/06/1944Age:29
Country of burial:Lost at SeaGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Tower Hill Memorial
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
The Dungrange was built in 1914, a coaster its gross register tonnage was
621.    A cargo ship, it had made two previous supply trips across to the
Normandy bridgehead, when on the 09/06/44, along with S.S. Brackenfield she
left the Isle of Wight assembly point loaded with a volatile cargo of cased
petrol and ammunition.   She was the last ship to leave the assembly point
and for protection was flying a barrage balloon.

At 0300hrs on the 10/06/44, in position approximately 35 miles north of
Normandy, the rating on watch duty noticed a large explosion on the
Brackenfield.   The Dungrange turned towards Brackenfield to give
assistance, when two of the German E-Boats (S177 & S178) returned, to fire
a second torpedo which hit the Dungrange on the starboard stern, lifting
the stern high out of the water, blowing up the two boilers.

Only two crew managed to clear the crippled ship before flames ignited the
volatile cargo, sinking the ship in less than two minutes with the loss of
17 lives, which included 6 military gunners.      The Dungrange was one of
three small cargo vessels to be sunk there that day and she now lies 2
miles north of the Brackenfield in a general depth of 46 metres of water
directly north of Courseulles Sur Mer.
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