Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
Hi Waterways

Thanks for telling us the sad story of your relative lost at sea during the war. As you say, though a deserter from the British Army, he gave the ultimate sacrifice and is correctly honored for that. Very fine photographs as well, Waterways.



Chris
The desperate mother whose son was killed on the SS Cermaic. The two sons are on the Memorial at Tower Hill. The U-Boat that sunk her was later sunk by the Americans who took a lot of the crew prisoner. They suspected the U-Boat crew machine gunned the survivors (a lot women on board and some kids), although never proving it. The captain was in a prisoner of war camp in the USA and was shot dead climbing the outer fence.