Sidney James Bartlett
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: Frank and Elizabeth Alice Bartlett
Home address: Kineton Guiting Power Cheltenham
Pre-war occupation: Bricklayer
Date of birth: 20/12/1912
Date of death: 25/09/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 29
Further information:
On the day of his death, Sidney was serving aboard the British Steam Passenger Ship, The New York, which was part of covoy 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. Sidney 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 Sidney, 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.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2216.html