Ronald Alexander James Gwyn
Memorial: Iron Acton - St James the Less Church
Regiment: Merchant Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Leading Stoker/Greaser
Parents: James and Gladys Rosina Gwyn
Marital status: Married
Home address: Kingswood
Date of birth: 02/02/1920
Date of death: 14/11/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at sea and commemorated on Liverpool Naval Memorial and Kingswood War Memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
Ronald Alexander James Gwyn (spelt with 2’n’s on the memorial).
Ronald married Marion Best on New Year’s Eve 1941. He worked in the engine room of the troop-carrying ship the H.M.S. Karanja, which had been converted from an ocean liner.
Served on the H.M.S. Karanja. Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy). On the morning of the 12th November 1942 at 05.30 am after Karanja had landed troops at Bougie, Algeria, she moved back out to sea and was attacked by German Ju88 bombers. She was hit by at least two bombs and an oil fire broke out amidships which spread rapidly. By 8.30 am the crew had to abandon ship and shortly afterwards it sank. Ronald died 2 days later from injuries.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://silverfox175.com/tag/hms-karanja/