Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Edward Joseph Pearson

Merchant Navy. British

Born   1886Newcastle-on-Tyne
Died  4 Sep 1940(54)

Roster information listed for Edward Joseph Pearson


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
Severn LeighSteam merchantSecond Engineer Officer23 Aug 1940 (+)U-37 (1)

Personal information

Son of Edward Green and Lucy Pearson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Eleanor Pearson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. He died of wounds in a lifeboat after the sinking of Severn Leigh and was buried in the Ardroil Cemetery, Uig, Isle of Lewis.

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats