Florence Barton | Rank: | Civilian | Died: | 17/09/1940 | Age: | 45 | How Died: | Died at Sea | Incident Date: | 17/09/1940 | Incident Address. | S.S. City of Benares | Died Address: | S.S. City of Benares | |
Cemetery or Memorial: | The Atlantic | Town Memorial: | Not Listed | Extra Information: | CWGC - Daughter of Mr. A. H. Barton of 2 Nelstrop
Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire.
Not strictly a Blitz Victim, but she was a G.M.
Civilian. Her death caused by a German torpedo
in place of a German H.E. bomb.
The "City of Benares" was an 11,000 ton passenger
ship that was in Convoy OB-213 that left Liverpool
on the 13th
September 1940 bound for Canada. On board were 90
children, from the CORB (Children's Overseas
Reception Board), otherwise known as the
Cor-Blimey's). She was torpedoed by U-48 and
sunk. In all, 260 of the 407 on board perished.
The S & J Watts Memorial is in the entrance to the
Britannia Hotel, Portland Street, Manchester. |
District: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stockport (Stockport MBC) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Memorials found on: | | | | | | | C.W.G.C. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S. & J. Watts Ltd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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