Horace Harry Mitchell
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: Tom and Julia Mitchell
Marital status: Married
Home address: 17 Oakington Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex
Pre-war occupation: Milk Roundsman
Date of birth: 10/12/1913
Place of birth: Middlesex
Date of death: 05/05/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 29
Further information:
On the day of his death, Horace was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant 'Bristol City' which was part of convoy ONS-5 on route from Milford Haven to New York carrying 2500 tons of general cargo, including china clay. At 04.22 and 04.28 hours on 5 May 1943 U-boat U-358 fired torpedoes at the convoy South of Cape Farewell and sank the 'Bristol City' along with another ship the 'Wentworth'. Eleven crew members and four gunners, including Horace, from the 'Bristol City' were lost. The 29 survivors were picked up and landed St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Horace was initially reported as missing which was changed 8 months later to presumed killed in action.
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/2900.html