Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Gijsbert Jan de Vries
Merchant Navy. Dutch
Born | 23 Apr 1901 | Den Helder |
Roster information listed for Gijsbert Jan de Vries
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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Bennekom | Steam merchant | Radio Operator | 31 Oct 1941 | U-96 |
Personal information
Next of kin: Fam de Vries-Paap, of Santvoort
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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