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Ord.Sea. Wilfred Ronald Sidney Baverstock

Royal Navy SS Bristol City

from:Reading, Berkshire

(d.5th May 1943)

My uncle, Wilfred Baverstock was in the Convoy ONS,5 1943, he was in the Royal Navy and was aboard the SS Bristol City. The Convoy was going from UK to St Johns, Nova Scotia when it was torpedoed by Uboats.

Wilfred Ronald Sydney Baverstock, joined the Royal Navy on the 28th of Nov 1940 and served as an Ordinary Seaman and Acting Able Seaman until 5th May 1943 when he was "Missing Presumed Killed" on War Service whilst serving aboard SS Bristol City. He was one of the 9 men who lost their lives, my uncle was only 20 when he died.



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