Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Cornelis de Best

Merchant Navy. Dutch

Born  20 Feb 1898Den Haag

Roster information listed for Cornelis de Best


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
BennekomSteam merchantAble Seaman31 Oct 1941U-96

Personal information

Next of kin: L. de Best-Tuinecreier, of Scheveningen

He was picked up by HMS Culver after the sinking of Bennekom, transferred to HMS Lulworth and landed at Bathurst on 20 November 1941. All survivors were taken to Freetown aboard the depot ship HMS Alca and Alderamin and eventually returned to the UK aboard Volendam, arriving in Avonmouth on 21 December 1941.


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