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William Willis Torkington

Merchant Navy. British

Born   1886Hadfield
Died  9 May 1941(55)


Decorations

 RD

Roster information listed for William Willis Torkington


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Empire EnduranceSteam merchantMaster20 Apr 1941 (+)U-73 (1)

Personal information

Son of William and Ada Torkington; husband of Ethel Jane Torkington, of Cressington, Liverpool. He survived the sinking of Empire Endurance, but died of exposure in a lifeboat shortly before the surviving occupants were rescued by Highland Brigade.

Sources

  1. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2364480/

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