Charles Henry Gravener
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 M and Alice Mary Gravener
Home address: 64 Charlton Lane, Greenwich, London
Pre-war occupation: General Labourer in glass works
Date of birth: 25/07/1916
Date of death: 24/02/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 25
Further information:
On the day of his death, Charles was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant ‘White Crest’ travelling as part of convoy ONS-67 on route from Belfast to Buenos Aires and carrying a cargo of coal and coke. At 08.35 hours, the vessel, which had become detached from the main convoy following a heavy gale, was hit by two torpedoes from U-boat U-162, capsized and sank after eight minutes, at a position southeast of St. John’s in the North Atlantic. The master, 40 crew members and six gunners, including Charles were all lost. There were no survivors.
Charles Henry Gravener (misspelled on War Memorial as Gravenor).
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/1373.html