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  Name SWANNIE, David  Born Lerwick, Shetland Died 30 November 1946 Age 18 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/104;D   David was a mess boy on ‘Southern Wilcox’ and was lost overboard, with an assumption of suicide as it was good weather, in position 56° 20’S 026° 30′ W

  Name NILSEN, Einar  Born  Tonsberg, Norway Died  13 April 1946 Age  49 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/103;D   The SPRI records tell us that Einar was a tank foreman on the’Empire Venturer’ and was lost overboard with an assumption of suicide at 0700 on 13 April 1946

  Name JENSEN, Ole  Born Nottero, Norway Died 14 February 1940 Age  67 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/93;D   Ole was a labourer on the ‘New Sevilla’ and died of a stroke. He may have buried at sea or repatriated to Norway.  

  Name  KERR, Mungo Born Died 8 January 1940 Age  34 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/92;D   Mungo was fireman/greaser on SS ‘Sourabya’ and died of a perforated peptic ulcer. He had been drinking spirits. He was buried at sea in position 60° 55’S 38° 01’W at 0900

  Name HANSEN, Lars Born Drammen, 23 May 1884 Died 14 December 1949 Age 55 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/90;D JCMA Ref 39/41 The SPRI archive tells us that Hansen died of heart failure after suffering severe burns in a boiler accident, and was buried at sea on

  Name  OLSEN, Olaf Eugen Born  Tonsberg, Norway Died  21 February 1938 Age  45 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/88;D   Olaf was a whaler and worked on the catcher ‘Sondra’ with factory ship ‘New Sevilla’. He died of a duodenal ulcer and peritonitis in position 62° 40’S 45° 19’W. He

  Name CLAYTON, Harry  Born  York Died  1630 on 17 February 1938 Age  24 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/87;D   Harry was an Ordinary Seaman on ‘SS Salvestria’ and died of meningitis. He was buried at sea on 18 February 1938 in position 62° 41S 43° 19W

  Name BJUNE, Frantz Christian Olsen Born Died 22 Jan 1937 Age  52 Cemetery Buried at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/86;D   Bjune was second engineer on catcher ‘Bouvet 2’ working with SS ‘Sourabaya’, and was overseeing bunkering operations. He died on 22 January and was buried at sea on 21

  Name LARSEN, Henry  Born  Tjömö, Norway Died 20 December 1937 Age  36 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/85;D   Henry was a whaler on ‘New Sevilla’ fishing in 59° 06’S 15° 57’W . He was caught in machinery of meal plant whilst replacing belt that had come off.

  Name BULL, Fridjhov  Born Narverod per Tonsberg, Norway Died  10 Jan 1935 Age  45 Cemetery Norway Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/81;D   The SPRI records tell us that Fridjhov was a whaler on the ‘New Sevilla’. He died of a heart attack in 58° 22’S 006° 2’W. His body shipped onto