5672089 Gunner John Stanley.
The Royal Artillery.
3rd Maritime Regiment.
6th Battery
"S.S. Rask" of Norway.
He was a Naval Gunner on board SS Rask, a Norwegian cargo ship enroute from Cork to Wales, which was attacked by German aircraft. The ship was defensively armed with 5 machine guns
He died of exposure in the sea.
All of the crew escaped to lifeboats, but one was holed by gunfire from an aircraft. It capsized several times, resulting in the death of 6 men, 3 of who were buried in Crosstown.
S.S. Rask.
Lying just 14km South of Rosslare harbour is the wreckage of what is assumed to the the Rask. The identity of the ship has not yet been confirmed, but all available information would appear to suggest that the wreckage is in fact that of the Norwegian steel steamship. Research on the wreckage is still ongoing and it is hoped that the identity of the ship will be properly confirmed in the future.
The Rask was a merchant steamship of 632 tons. It was originally called the Goteborg when it was built in 1890, but was renamed the Rask in 1924.During World War II merchant ships like the Rask were in constant danger of attack from U-boats, mines and German long-range aircraft. German planes not only regularly attacked vessels off the Irish coast, but also acted as spotters for U-boats in the area.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 1941, the Rask came under attack from three German aircraft near Tuskar Rock. The vessel was on its way from Cork to Newport in Wales and was carrying a crew of 16 under the command of a Captain Sigurd M.J. Martinessen. Somewhat of a battle commenced and two of the German planes are believed to have been hit and one of them possibly downed by the Rask's five machine guns. One of the planes returned however and scored a direct hit, causing the Rask to sink not long afterwards. Lifeboats were immediately dispatched, one of which reached Blackwater with five men on board the following morning and one of which, with 12 men on board, capsized several times resulting in seven deaths due to exposure.
Death Certificate.
John Stanley, of His British Majesty’s Army, aged 22, a Gunner in the Durham Regiment No. 5672089, died at sea off Carnsore Point, Wexford, on 19/20 October 1941.
The cause of death was Shock caused by Bomb Blast and Exposure in Water, duration not stated (Belligerent Action)
His death was registered on 22 October 1941, on foot of information received from the Coroner for South Wexford, following an Inquest held at Wexford on 20 October 1941.
Also on board S.S. Rask were,
Sjomann Otto Lie
Mess Room Boy Patrick Tierney
The Royal Artillery.
3rd Maritime Regiment.
6th Battery
"S.S. Rask" of Norway.
He was a Naval Gunner on board SS Rask, a Norwegian cargo ship enroute from Cork to Wales, which was attacked by German aircraft. The ship was defensively armed with 5 machine guns
He died of exposure in the sea.
All of the crew escaped to lifeboats, but one was holed by gunfire from an aircraft. It capsized several times, resulting in the death of 6 men, 3 of who were buried in Crosstown.
S.S. Rask.
Lying just 14km South of Rosslare harbour is the wreckage of what is assumed to the the Rask. The identity of the ship has not yet been confirmed, but all available information would appear to suggest that the wreckage is in fact that of the Norwegian steel steamship. Research on the wreckage is still ongoing and it is hoped that the identity of the ship will be properly confirmed in the future.
The Rask was a merchant steamship of 632 tons. It was originally called the Goteborg when it was built in 1890, but was renamed the Rask in 1924.During World War II merchant ships like the Rask were in constant danger of attack from U-boats, mines and German long-range aircraft. German planes not only regularly attacked vessels off the Irish coast, but also acted as spotters for U-boats in the area.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 1941, the Rask came under attack from three German aircraft near Tuskar Rock. The vessel was on its way from Cork to Newport in Wales and was carrying a crew of 16 under the command of a Captain Sigurd M.J. Martinessen. Somewhat of a battle commenced and two of the German planes are believed to have been hit and one of them possibly downed by the Rask's five machine guns. One of the planes returned however and scored a direct hit, causing the Rask to sink not long afterwards. Lifeboats were immediately dispatched, one of which reached Blackwater with five men on board the following morning and one of which, with 12 men on board, capsized several times resulting in seven deaths due to exposure.
Death Certificate.
John Stanley, of His British Majesty’s Army, aged 22, a Gunner in the Durham Regiment No. 5672089, died at sea off Carnsore Point, Wexford, on 19/20 October 1941.
The cause of death was Shock caused by Bomb Blast and Exposure in Water, duration not stated (Belligerent Action)
His death was registered on 22 October 1941, on foot of information received from the Coroner for South Wexford, following an Inquest held at Wexford on 20 October 1941.
Also on board S.S. Rask were,
Sjomann Otto Lie
Mess Room Boy Patrick Tierney
5672089 Gunner John Stanley.
The Royal Artillery.
3rd Maritime Regiment.
6th Battery
"S.S. Rask" of Norway.
He was a Naval Gunner on board SS Rask, a Norwegian cargo ship enroute from Cork to Wales, which was attacked by German aircraft. The ship was defensively armed with 5 machine guns
He died of exposure in the sea.
All of the crew escaped to lifeboats, but one was holed by gunfire from an aircraft. It capsized several times, resulting in the death of 6 men, 3 of who were buried in Crosstown.
S.S. Rask.
Lying just 14km South of Rosslare harbour is the wreckage of what is assumed to the the Rask. The identity of the ship has not yet been confirmed, but all available information would appear to suggest that the wreckage is in fact that of the Norwegian steel steamship. Research on the wreckage is still ongoing and it is hoped that the identity of the ship will be properly confirmed in the future.
The Rask was a merchant steamship of 632 tons. It was originally called the Goteborg when it was built in 1890, but was renamed the Rask in 1924.During World War II merchant ships like the Rask were in constant danger of attack from U-boats, mines and German long-range aircraft. German planes not only regularly attacked vessels off the Irish coast, but also acted as spotters for U-boats in the area.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 1941, the Rask came under attack from three German aircraft near Tuskar Rock. The vessel was on its way from Cork to Newport in Wales and was carrying a crew of 16 under the command of a Captain Sigurd M.J. Martinessen. Somewhat of a battle commenced and two of the German planes are believed to have been hit and one of them possibly downed by the Rask's five machine guns. One of the planes returned however and scored a direct hit, causing the Rask to sink not long afterwards. Lifeboats were immediately dispatched, one of which reached Blackwater with five men on board the following morning and one of which, with 12 men on board, capsized several times resulting in seven deaths due to exposure.
Death Certificate.
John Stanley, of His British Majesty’s Army, aged 22, a Gunner in the Durham Regiment No. 5672089, died at sea off Carnsore Point, Wexford, on 19/20 October 1941.
The cause of death was Shock caused by Bomb Blast and Exposure in Water, duration not stated (Belligerent Action)
His death was registered on 22 October 1941, on foot of information received from the Coroner for South Wexford, following an Inquest held at Wexford on 20 October 1941.
Also on board S.S. Rask were,
Sjomann Otto Lie
Mess Room Boy Patrick Tierney
The Royal Artillery.
3rd Maritime Regiment.
6th Battery
"S.S. Rask" of Norway.
He was a Naval Gunner on board SS Rask, a Norwegian cargo ship enroute from Cork to Wales, which was attacked by German aircraft. The ship was defensively armed with 5 machine guns
He died of exposure in the sea.
All of the crew escaped to lifeboats, but one was holed by gunfire from an aircraft. It capsized several times, resulting in the death of 6 men, 3 of who were buried in Crosstown.
S.S. Rask.
Lying just 14km South of Rosslare harbour is the wreckage of what is assumed to the the Rask. The identity of the ship has not yet been confirmed, but all available information would appear to suggest that the wreckage is in fact that of the Norwegian steel steamship. Research on the wreckage is still ongoing and it is hoped that the identity of the ship will be properly confirmed in the future.
The Rask was a merchant steamship of 632 tons. It was originally called the Goteborg when it was built in 1890, but was renamed the Rask in 1924.During World War II merchant ships like the Rask were in constant danger of attack from U-boats, mines and German long-range aircraft. German planes not only regularly attacked vessels off the Irish coast, but also acted as spotters for U-boats in the area.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 1941, the Rask came under attack from three German aircraft near Tuskar Rock. The vessel was on its way from Cork to Newport in Wales and was carrying a crew of 16 under the command of a Captain Sigurd M.J. Martinessen. Somewhat of a battle commenced and two of the German planes are believed to have been hit and one of them possibly downed by the Rask's five machine guns. One of the planes returned however and scored a direct hit, causing the Rask to sink not long afterwards. Lifeboats were immediately dispatched, one of which reached Blackwater with five men on board the following morning and one of which, with 12 men on board, capsized several times resulting in seven deaths due to exposure.
Death Certificate.
John Stanley, of His British Majesty’s Army, aged 22, a Gunner in the Durham Regiment No. 5672089, died at sea off Carnsore Point, Wexford, on 19/20 October 1941.
The cause of death was Shock caused by Bomb Blast and Exposure in Water, duration not stated (Belligerent Action)
His death was registered on 22 October 1941, on foot of information received from the Coroner for South Wexford, following an Inquest held at Wexford on 20 October 1941.
Also on board S.S. Rask were,
Sjomann Otto Lie
Mess Room Boy Patrick Tierney
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