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243686 Able Sea. John Turnbull Graham Merchant Navy S.S. Allende from:England (d.2nd May 1942) Able Seaman Graham was the Son of Edward and Isabella Graham, of North Shields, Tyne and Wear. At 21.53 hours on 17 Mar, 1942, the unescorted Allende (Master Thomas James Williamson) was torpedoed and sunk by U-68 20 miles south of Cape Palmas, Liberia. Six crew members were lost. The master, 30 crew members and two gunners landed at Taba, French Ivory Coast and were interned by the Vichy French authorities at Bobo Dinlassu. He was 23 when he died and is buried in the Timbuktu (Tombouctou) Cemetery in Mali. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**