In Memory Of

KRUYER, ISAAC SIMON

Service Details
Age:
 16
Date of Birth:
 1924-12-14
Rank:
 Mess Room Boy
Unit:
 M.T. Barbro (Norway)
Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
 1941-09-19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, sunk by U-552, on a voyage from Halifax to Liverpool when she was sunk with 2 torpedoes from U-552 (Topp) just before midnight on September 19-1941 while in Convoy SC 44, escorted by 1 destroyer and 4 corvettes, Honeysuckle and Mayflower being 2 of them. Barbro had a cargo of 9000 tons petrol and all on board her, 21 Norwegians, 3 Swedes, 1 Dane, 5 British and 4 Canadians died in the flames, helplessly watched by other ships around her. Sank in position 61 30N 35 07W 35 11
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Addenda Panel
Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 London
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Abraham and Beatrice Kruyer, of Cape Town, South Africa. Signed on 6th August 1941 in UK. 1 year at sea. ***Jewish.