Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Cyril Davies
RN. British
Born | 1920 |
Roster information listed for Cyril Davies
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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HMS Medway (F 25) | Submarine tender | Passenger (Leading Stoker) | 30 Jun 1942 | U-372 (1) |
Personal information
Cyril "Dave" Davies was resting aboard HMS Medway as spare submarine crew member after returning from a patrol. He was having a shower when the ship was torpedoed but managed to escape from down below and was picked up by a destroyer and taken to Haifa, where he was sent to a hospital as he had suffered a broken jaw.
Sources
- Personal communication
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