Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Eynon Hawkins
RN (D/JX 214857). British
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Roster information listed for Eynon Hawkins
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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 | British Dominion | Motor tanker | Able Seaman (Gunlayer) | 11 Jan 1943 | U-522 |
Personal information
Award Citation as published in London Gazette on 29 June 1943:
Able Seaman Hawkins was serving in a Merchant Vessel which was hit by three torpedoes and immediately began to burn furiously. Many of the crew jumped overboard and Able Seaman Hawkins, with the greatest coolness and courage, organised a party of survivors in the water and kept them away from the fire until they were later picked up by one of H.M. Ships. Twice he swam to the assistance of other survivors who were in difficulties, himself receiving burns in the face as he pulled them to safety.
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