Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


George William Briscoe

Merchant Navy. British

Born  6 May 1892Liverpool

Roster information listed for George William Briscoe


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
EtribSteam merchantBoatswain (Bosun)15 Jun 1942U-552

Personal information

George William Briscoe swam to a nearby raft after the sinking of Etrib, eventually boarded an empty lifeboat and was rescued by U-106 on 24 June. Five days later he was landed at Lorient and transferred to the PoW camp Marlag and Milag Nord (PoW No. 710).


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