Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Tabet Mahomed
Merchant Navy. British
| Born | Jan 1883 | Aden |
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Roster information listed for Tabet Mahomed
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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 | Glendinning | Steam merchant | Donkeyman | 5 Jul 1944 | U-763 |
Personal information
Tabet Mahomed was the son of a British father and Arabic mother and already served in the Merchant Navy in the First World War. He was awarded his first BEM while serving aboard the British steam merchant Baron Ramsay.
Award Citation as published in London Gazette on 9 January 1945:
The ship returning in convoy from Normandy to the United Kingdom was torpedoed. She broke in two and had to be abandoned. One boat was successfully launched and the majority of the crew got into it. Others were forced to jump into the sea but all were later rescued. Donkeyman Tabet Mahomed showed great courage, initiative and promptness. He returned to the engine-room to shut off the engines, although the ship was breaking in two and there was a grave risk of his being trapped below. Later, while in the boat, he was of great help and by his coolness and bearing set a fine example to the others.
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