Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Kenneth Schollar Barr

RNR. British

Born  17 Jan 1901Medway, Kent
Died  10 Jan 1976(74)

Roster information listed for Kenneth Schollar Barr


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
HMS Laurentic (F 51)Armed Merchant CruiserPaymaster Sub-Lieutenant3 Nov 1940U-99 (1)
HMS PatroclusArmed Merchant CruiserShipwrecked4 Nov 1940U-99 (1)

Personal information

Son of James and Susan Barr, of Gillingham, Kent. Kenneth Schollar Barr served in the Merchant Navy as Purser and Writer with White Star Line before the war. As part of the RNR he joined HMS Laurentic on 16 September 1939. Kenneth was one of the survivors picked up by HMS Patroclus and one of the lucky ones to be rescued from the water for a second time in a single night by HMS Achates.

Sources

  1. Personal communication

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