William Henry Shaddick
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: Arthur Henry and Florence Shaddick
Home address: 72 Deere Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 29/09/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 22
Further information:
William was the son of a railway engine driver and one of four children. He had at least 2 brothers, one older and one younger. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery in 1941.
On the day of his death, William was serving aboard the unescorted British Steam Merchant 'Baron Ogilvy' on route from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Freetown Sierra Leone, carrying a cargo of 5150 tons of iron ore. At 12.55 hours on 29 Sep 1942 the vessel was hit by two torpedoes from U-boat U-125 southwest of Cape Palmas, Liberia and sank in 8 minutes. Four crew members and four gunners including William, were lost. The 30 survivors escaped in one damaged lifeboat, the others being destroyed, and spent 22 days at sea before being picked up and landed at Cape Town.
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/2222.html