Albert Fice

Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial

Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Bombardier

Parents: Albert and Lavinia Fice

Marital status: Married

Home address: 7 Egypt Street, Pontypridd, Glamorgan

Date of birth: 1898

Date of death: 25/09/1942

Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury

Age: 44

Further information:

On the day of his death, Albert was serving aboard the British Steam Passenger Ship, The New York, which was part of convoy RB-1 on route from St John’s Canada to Londonderry Ireland carrying a cargo of ballast. At 23.57 hours on 25 September 1942, U-boat U-96 fired 2 torpedoes at convoy RB-1 about 670 miles west of Achill Head and hit the New York with both. Albert died during this altercation but the remaining crew and gunners abandoned ship and were picked up by other ships in the convoy including the HMS Veteran which was later lost with all hands. The final tally from the New York was 38 dead, including Albert, and 30 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/2216.html