£85
A FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WAR CASUALTY GROUP OF FIVE TO THE MERCANTILE MARINE. A group of five comprising First World War War Medal and Mercantile Marine Medal named to Thomas Dawson, Second World War 1939-45 and Atlantic Stars and War Medal unnamed as issued. Thomas Dawson was born on the 6th March 1878 at Birkenhead in Liverpool. He joined the Mercantile Marine as a fireman (stoker). He died on the 19th October 1940 at the age of 62 whilst serving aboard the M.V. Sitala. Sitala was an oil tanker built by Harland and Wolff. She was torpedoed by U-100 when part of convoy HX79. 44 of the 45 crew were picked up by the Trawler 'Lady Else', the missing man was Thomas Dawson. He has no known grave and is recorded on the Tower Hill Memorial. Mounted for display with copied research.
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