Apprentice, Peter William BARKER
Aged 20
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Peter William BARKER was born in 1924 in Ilford, Essex (Tendring Q2-1924 4A:892), son of Charles William and Ethel E. BARKER
(née ROBINSON) of later of Maida Hill, London
In the 1939 register, his parents were at 567 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich , father [20-4-1900] a refrigerator engineer and cold storage works manager, mother [29-12-1901]. "Gainsborough Lodge", Bishops Hill, Ipswich is the address on the back of his death registration card. He was a member of the 3rd Bury St.Edmunds Scout Group (Culford School). |
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On 16th August 1944 the SS "Empire Lancer (7,000 tons) was sailing unescorted in the Mozambique Channel when she was torpedoed by U-862 (Heinrich Timm).
She was en route to UK from Durban via Majunga, Tamatave and Aden, carrying 2,000 tons of copper and 1,000 tons of military supplies. 37
crew and 5 gunners were lost, 34 crew and 3 gunners were landed in Portuguese East Africa ten days later.
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photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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