In Memory Of

LINDHOLM, DENNIS JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 19
Rank:
 Ordinary Seaman
Unit:
 M.V. Opawa (Plymouth)
Regiment:
 Merchant Navy
Date of Death:
 1942-02-06
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 76.
Cemetery:
 TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 London
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of John and Gladys Lindholm, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.