HARRIS, Galley Boy, RONALD JAMES, S.S. Empire

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Remembering HARRIS, Galley Boy, RONALD JAMES, S.S. Empire Osborne. Merchant Navy. 2nd March 1945. Age 16, of 11 St. Teilo Ave. Barry, Glamorgan. Buried Ste Marie Cemetery. Sec. K. Grave 132. Div. 67. Row L. Grave 7.

But awaiting more information

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While at Le Harve the young Galley Boy Ronald Harris died from a perforated appendix. He is buried ashore and recorded as non war dead, though his grave is attended and looked after by the CWGC. Both the Deaths at Sea Register and CWGC record Ronald as age 16, though his headstone was marked age 17.

Initial information is from the valued research of eminent Maritime Historian and Author. (Deep Sea) Billy McGee and others, more will be reported as the full information is found. KG

Included here are the names of a number of men from Barry, who may also be missing from any local memorial.

They should be read as follows:

Ships name/Ships Official No./ Date of Death/Place of Death/Name/Age/Rank/Last Place of Abode/Cause of Death

Marylyn 161369 10/09/1939 Avonmouth. Daniel Lee. 51 Bosun Barry Dock. Fractured Base of Skull from accident.

King Edward 141921 26/12/1939 Lat. 02' 26S Long. 02' 33W Trevor Mears 31 2nd Mate Barry, Glam. Presumed Heart Attack.

Runswick 161016 17/02/1940 At Sea William Geary 53 4th Engineer Barry. Heart Disease.

King Edward 141921 26/12/1939 02' 21S 02' 33W Jenkin Trevor Mears 31 2nd Mate Barry, Glam. Presumed Heart Failure.

Nariwa 143562 08/05/1940 Buenos Aries James Hopkins 30 Fireman & Trimmer Barry Island. Injury to head.

Daru 149652 13/08/1940 39' 25N 21' 36W Edward O'Toole Unknown DBS Barry Dock. Malaria.

Graiglas 167801 25/07/1940 Hospital, Canal Zone Charles Brown aka Bya Pau 53 Fireman Barry. Pulmonary Abscess.

Glaisdale 161012 23/09/1940 Manchester Evangelos Gianakulias 41 Greaser Barry. Coronary Thrombosis.

Daldorch 161935 28/10/1940 Princess Docks, Hull John Kasak 49 AB Barry Dock. Fell in Princess Dock and believed drowned. Body recovered.

Royal Crown 149440 16/12/1940 Cardiff Docks John Moore 42 Master Barry. Asphyxia due to drowning.

Tewkesbury 148259 29/01/1941 Jarrow Dry Dock James Ernst 21 Fireman & Trimmer Barry. Fell in dry dock.

Trevarrack 142568 23/09/1940 Hospital, Port Said John William Parker 51 3rd Engineer Barry. Shock following fracture of femur.

Mariston 147905 02/01/1941 Cardiff Abdul Hamed 36 Fireman Barry. Killed in air raid at Bute St, Cardiff.

Start Point 142834 09/02/1941 Philadelphia Felix Fredrickson 50 Carpenter Barry. Motor accident while ashore.

Warkworth 148105 23/04/1941 Hospital, London Emanuele Vassallo 38 Fireman & Trimmer Barry. Fractured skull.

Toward 147862 07/05/1941 Greenock John McNaughton 56 Chief Engineer Barry. Heart Failure

Dayrose 148304 26/06/1941 Hospital, Manchester Manoel Almeda 50 Fireman & Trimmer Barry Dock. Unknown.

Again all thanks for the above supplied by Billy McGee.

K.