Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


John McKelvey

Merchant Navy. British

Born  4 Jun 1874Belfast, Northern Ireland

Roster information listed for John McKelvey


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
LuimneachSteam merchantChief Officer4 Sep 1940U-46

Personal information

Husband of Mrs. McKelvey, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. John McKelvey was one of nine survivors from Luimneach who landed in France and were interned by the Vichy French authorities. He was later handed over as prisoner to the Germans, but they released him on grounds of age and allowed him to reside in Paris, where he lived until the city was liberated by the Allies and eventually returned home to Belfast on 31 October 1944.


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