WALTER Alan Charles

1922 - 1941  (18 years)

• Name	WALTER Alan Charles
  Born	31 Dec 1922	Thorne Farm, Launcells CON   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Merchant Navy Apprentice
  _UID	35504A7DC5344239B7DB5926F891794518C5
  Died	6 Jun 1941	North-northwest of the Azores, Atlantic Ocean   [2]
  	Age: 18y
  	The SS Tregarthen was sunk by U-boat U-48 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schultze. U-boat 48 was the most successful u-boat of WWII
  Buried	Remembered on Panel 110, Tower Hill Memorial, London ENG   [3]
  Notes	Died while at sea in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the SS Tregarthen which was sunk by a German U-boat while carrying explosives to Britain.
  Person ID	I2177	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	WALTER Charles Henry,   b. Abt 1892, Bristol GLS ,   d. 28 Oct 1968, Bude CON  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	NANKIVELL Margaret,   d. 8 Jan 1966, Greenbank Hospital, Plymouth DEV
  Married	3 Sep 1920	Holsworthy DEV   [4]
  Family ID	F733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2435] ZZ Place Record: Thorne Farm, Launcells CON, Place Rec Id [P2376]. [S5189] ZZ Place Record: North-northwest of the Azores, Atlantic Ocean, Place Rec Id [P6656]. [S5190] ZZ Place Record: Remembered on Panel 110, Tower Hill Memorial, London ENG, Place Rec Id [P6657]. [S590] ZZ Place Record: Holsworthy DEV, Place Rec Id [P65].