merchant navy

[joan-3]

Hi ,
I have found on find my past John Tattersall birth year 1888 Seaforth Liverpool , it is the right one
what i don't know is at the top of the page it has he died in 1940 then it has Marconi 137532, would this be the name of a ship or the name of a place were he died, also could i get a death certificate
thank you for your help
joan

[Bertieone]

Name of ship,


Marconi
137532
Built for Lamport & Holt Ltd, Liverpool, 1937 purchased by Kaye, 20.5.1941, torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic by U.109

[dickiesam]

Hi,
Re: Name: John Tattersall
Death Date: May 1940
Vessel: SS Marconi
Series: BT334; Box 0095; Maritime deaths 1854-1972

Marconi refers to the name of the vessel he was crew on when he died. You will not be able to get a death cert because the death is not in the GRO Death Index. He may have died as the result of an accident or illness while on board and outside British Territorial waters.

The SS Marconi was sunk by a torpedo in May 1941 after leaving a convoy.
There's a report on the sinking here... http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/942.html

And here: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/v ... sp?id=6183

And a photo of her here: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15416

[Barbara B]

The Marconi was a merchant ship, owned by Lamport and Holt Line. It was torpedoed and sunk in 1941. Can't be of any more help than that. Maybe John did die at sea?
Barbara
PS DS pipped me at the post!

[dickiesam]

Re:

Marconi refers to the name of the vessel he was crew on when he died. You will not be able to get a death cert because the death is not in the GRO Death Index. He may have died as the result of an accident or illness while on board and outside British Territorial waters.

I haven't found his name recorded on the CWGC site as a death from enemy action. That would suggest his death was from 'natural causes' [accident or illness] while at sea.

[joan-3]

HI
THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR ANSWERS,

JOAN

[yappie]

Hi Joan

I don't know if this is your man? Taken from the GRO Marine Indices for the year 1940

Name Age Ship Page No.
John Tattersall 50 Marconi 60

On the transcription his YOB is out. If you can contact the GRO they may be able to help.

Good luck

yappie

[joan-3]

THANK YOU YAPPIE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH GRO

[dickiesam]

Re: Name: John Tattersall; Death Date: May 1940; Vessel: SS Marconi;
Series: BT334; Box 0095; Maritime deaths 1854-1972

To avoid any confusion, the information I found is from the Board of Trade Index of Maritime Deaths, not from the GRO. The information matches that on his MN Record Card that you found.

[joan-3]

THANK YOU DICKIESAM