Louis George Durham
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: George and Frances Victoria Durham
Home address: 39 Elwes Street, Brigg Lincolnshire
Pre-war occupation: Quarrier
Date of birth: 08/10/1915
Date of death: 06/05/1942
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, Louis was serving aboard the unescorted British Steam Merchant ‘Empire Buffalo’, on route from Kingston Jamaica to New Orleans carrying a cargo of ballast. At 22.25 hours on 6 May 1942, the vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U-boat U-125 west of the Cayman Islands. The master, seven crew members and five gunners, including Louis, were lost. The 29 survivors were picked up and landed at Kingston.
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/1610.html