Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Major Bristow Skinner
Merchant Navy. Australian
| Born | 1890 | ||
| Died | 2 Feb 1942 | (52) |
Roster information listed for Major Bristow Skinner
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spreewald | Motor merchant | Passenger (Prisoner) | 31 Jan 1942 (+) | U-333 (1) |
Personal information
Son of George R. and Jean Skinner; husband of Letitia Skinner, of Rose Bay, New South Wales.
Major Bristow Skinner was the master of the Australian steam merchant Mareeba, which had been sunk by the German raider Kormoran in the Bay of Bengal on 26 June 1941. He was taken prisoner, after 103 days transferred to the German supply ship Kulmerland and two weeks later to the Spreewald. He was lost when the blockade runner was sunk in error by U-333 on 31 January 1942, being last seen in a lifeboat on 2 February that went missing.