Name: |
LINDHOLM |
Given Name: |
DENNIS JOHN |
Initials: |
D J |
Rank: |
Ordinary SeamanOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Merchant Navy |
Unit: |
M.V. Opawa (Plymouth)Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-02-06Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
19 |
Cause of Death: |
Torpedoed and sunk by U-106. En route Lyttelton for Halifax and UK. At 12.10 hours on 6 Feb, 1942, the unescorted Opawa (Master Wilfred George Evans) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-106 about 400 miles north-northeast of Bermuda. The ship had been chased since 08.32 hours and stopped after the hit. The U-boat dived to get closer and observed the launching of four lifeboats. At 14.17 hours, U-106 surfaced and shelled the ship with 93 rounds until she sank at 14.59 hours. However, 54 crew members and two gunners were lost. The master and 14 crew members were picked up by the Dutch merchant Hercules and landed at New York. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of John and Gladys Lindholm, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. |
