Individual Details

John Francis WILLIAMS

(1916 - 2 May 1941)

Events

Birth1916Lampeter Registration District, Cardiganshire
MarriageAbt Jun 1934Lampeter Registration District, Cardiganshire - Mary Hannah DAVIES
Death2 May 1941at sea (drowned) - Mediterranean off Cape Bon, Tunisia
Occupationseaman with the Merchant Navy

Families

SpouseMary Hannah DAVIES (1913 - 2001)
ChildLiving
FatherDavid WILLIAMS (1882 - )
MotherElizabeth WILLIAMS (1882 - )

Notes

Death

John served with the Merchant Navy aboard the SS Parracombe, a London registered cargo steamer. On 2 May 1941, Parracombe was on passage from Leith for Malta with a cargo of government store,when she struck a mine, about nine miles off Cape Bon, and sank. Around 25 of her crew survived, but John was among the men killed in the mine explosion. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.