Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Joseph Paul Wright
Merchant Navy (R249330). British
| Born | 1 Aug 1914 | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Roster information listed for Joseph Paul Wright
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sithonia | Steam merchant | Cook | 13 Jul 1942 | U-201 |
Personal information
Son of James Wright, of Freetown. He was one of the survivors from Sithonia who were in the lifeboat in charge of the master and made landfall after 19 days at Cape Timiris. They were interned by the Vichy French authorities at Sébikotane near Dakar and eventually repatriated to the UK in January 1943.