Roll of Honour for Civilian Dead WW2
Extract from Volume VII of the "Roll of Honour for Civilian Dead WW2" in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, detailing those who died either at sea or abroad. Transcribed below (by Andy Boyd) are those who had 'Irish' connections.
| Ship/Place | Date | Details | Name & Information |
|---|---|---|---|
SS Athenia |
3 / 4 Sept 1939 |
Sunk by enemy submarine 250 miles off NW coast of Ireland |
Harper, Sara B, 66. Wife of Rob Harper, 1 Willowholme Drive, Belfast Lennon, Margaret, 57. Dau. of Thomas & Eliza Gunning -- Donaghadee. Wife of Wm Lennon of 2028 Davenport Road, Toronto, Canada McErlean, Bridget, 38. Dau. of Henry & Jane McErlean of Moneystaghan, Portglenone. Wright, David, 63. Son of Wm Wright, Co. Tyrone. |
SS Britannia |
25th Mar. 1941 |
Sunk by enemy raider off Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Millar, Jean McClure, 39. Dau. of Hamilton Millar of Oriel Rd. Antrim. |
SS California |
11th July 1943 |
Sunk by enemy aircraft between Azores and Spain |
Smith, Edmund Cyril, MD, Sc.D, DPH, MRCP, DTMH, 44. Son of Dr. & Mrs. E. Smith, Upper George St., Kingstown, Co. Dublin |
SS Elysia |
5th June 1942 |
Sunk by surface raider 200 miles east of Durban |
O'Brady, Terence, 40. Killorglin, Co. Kerry |
Melbourne Star |
2nd April 1943 |
Sunk by enemy submarine 500 miles SE of Bermuda |
Curran, David John M, 36. St Mary's, Tallaght, Co. Dublin. Mulcahy, Ethne, 23. Dau. of James & Mary Mulcahy, 95 Mobhi Rd., Dublin |
Nerissa |
30th April 1941 |
Sunk by enemy submarine off west coast of Scotland |
Stuart-French, Joy, 35. Wife of Capt. R. Stuart-French, Old Court, Queenstown, Co. Cork |
St. Patrick |
13th May 1941 |
Sunk by enemy aircraft in Cardigan Bay, west of Fishguard |
Sikes, Esther Kathleen, MA, VAD, 35. Dau. of Archdeacon Edwin Sikes, Rectory, Skibbereen |
M.V. Stentor |
27th October 1942 |
Sunk by enemy submarine off Canary Islands |
Hutchinson, Gerald Guard, 28. Son of Charles & Martha Mary Hutchinson, Bank Buildings, Omagh. Short, John de Courcy, 26. Son of Edward & Frances Short, St. James, The Folly, Wexford. Stopford, Winifred Sophia, 41. Strand Ave., Whiterocks. |
SS Tanjong Penang |
17th Feb. 1942 |
Sunk by Japanese in Banka Straits east of Sumatra |
Lowry, Ellen Carr, Nurse. Dau. of Mr & Mrs. J Fraser Lowry, 45 Eglantine Av., Belfast Nelson, J.M, Nursing Sister. Dau. of Wm Nelson, Thorndale, Church Rd., Helens Bay. Skehan, Mary, 27. Dau. Anne Skehan, Kilbane, Broadford, Co. Clare. |
RMS Lady Hawkins |
19th Jan. 1942 |
Sunk by enemy submarine between Bermuda and east coast USA |
Long, W.H., 219 Grt. Victoria St., Belfast Macoun, Capt. (retd) Leslie Stuart, 70 (& Julie Maude Macoun, 63, dau of Sir & Lady Fr. Borden of Nova Scotia), 199 Wurtemburg St., Ottawa. Son of Mary Macoun of Holywood. |
Sea between Italy and Greece |
23rd Jan. 1945 |
Plane crash |
Campbell, John Dermot, MP, DL, 47. 59 Somerton Rd., Belfast |
Borneo |
16th Jan. 1944 |
Kuching POW, Sarawak |
Logie, David Garfield, 61, AMIME. 32 Seacliff Rd., Bangor |
China |
7th July 1943 |
Shanghai Police Hosp. |
Barry, James Joseph, 47, MM. Superindent Shanghai Police. Son of John & Mary Barry, Ballyman, Co. Dublin. Husband of Margaret C Barry of Shankill, Co. Dublin. |
|
22nd Dec. 1944 |
Shanghai |
Moir, Sally, 62, Hong Kong Aux. Nursing Serv. Dau. James Glover of Kircubbin. Wife of Archibald Black Moir |
Malaya |
2nd Dec. 1944 |
Singapore |
Lawson, Hubert James, 46, MB, B.Ch. Malayan Medical Serv. Son of Wm Lawson Elsinore, Larne Harbour. Husband of Marjorie Lawson |
|
17th Sept 1943 |
Changi Internment Camp, Singapore |
Napier-Magill, G., 58. 74 Scotland Rd., Penang. son of Col. Wm Napier- Magill of Griffinstown, Kellucan, Co. Westmeath. Husband of Isabelle Emily. |
|
6th Sept. 1943 |
Changi Internment Camp, Singapore |
Williamson, Richard, 57. Son of Margaret E. Williamson of Belfast. |