Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Sydney Frank Day

RN (P/KX 76572). British

Born   1908
Died  22 Feb 1943(35)


Decorations

1 Jan 1941British Empire Medal (BEM)
1 Jun 1943Mentioned in Despatches (MID) (posthumous)

Roster information listed for Sydney Frank Day


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
HMCS Weyburn (K 173)CorvettePetty Officer Stoker22 Feb 1943 (+)U-118

Personal information

Son of Robert Charles and Ellen Day; husband of Alice Maud Day, of Swindon, Wiltshire. Crew member of British destroyer HMS WIVERN, which went alongside the sinking HMCS WEYBURN. He jumped over to the corvette to assist and was lost when she sank.

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats