Stanley Frederick Chapman
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: Frederick George and Emma Ada Chapman
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 72 Cranbrook Road, East Barnet. Lived: New Barnet, Hertfordshire
Pre-war occupation: Butcher's Manager
Date of birth: 25/04/1913
Date of death: 20/05/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 28
Further information:
On the day of his death, Stanley was serving aboard the unescorted Norwegian Motor Tanker, the John P Pedersen which had separated from convoy HX-126 that same day. The ship was on route from Halifax Canada to Clyde, Scotland, carrying a cargo of 9100 tons of Admiralty fuel oil. At 18.17 hours on 20 May 1941, about 160 miles south of Greenland, the vessel was hit by 3 torpedoes from U-boat U-94 and finally sank an hour later. Stanley was killed during the attack but the survivors managed to board 2 lifeboats. However only one boat was ever found and the Master and a further 20 people perished.
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/935.html