Albert Edward (Johnny) Gill
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: William George and Florrie Gill
Home address: 14 Queen's Crescent, St Pancras, London
Pre-war occupation: Plumber
Date of birth: 02/11/1916
Date of death: 25/01/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 26
Further information:
On the day of his death, Johnny was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant ‘Lackenby’, on route from New York to Loch Ewe Scotland, carrying a cargo of 8000 tons of phosphate. On 25 Jan 1943 the vessel, a straggler from convoy SC-117, was hit by two torpedoes from U-boat U-624 and sank south of Cape Farewell. The master, 38 crew members and seven gunners, including Johnny, were lost. There were no survivors.
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.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2604.html