Samuel Saddington

Chief Engine Room Artificer

DSM

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Frederick and Margaret Saddington; husband of Ada Lillian Saddington, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“On 23 September 1942, Convoy RB1 was sighted by U-380 and U-boat Group Blitz was ordered to attack. Groups Vorwarts and Pfiel were also directed against RB1. On the 25th the SS Boston and SS New York were sunk and the convoy scattered. On 26 September the convoy was ordered to reform and HMS Veteran came across the survivors of the SS New York. While she was picking up some of the survivors HMS Veteran was hit by two torpedoes from U-404. HMS Veteran sank quickly in position 54.51N 23.04W south of Iceland after an explosion. All hands, as well as a number of survivors from the SS New York were lost. “

[Wikipedia, Retrieved 17/5/2022]

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Casualty

Service Number:

C/MX 48499

Name:

Samuel Saddington

Rank:

Chief Engine Room Artificer

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Navy, HMS Veteran

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Lost at sea

Date of Death:

26 September 1942

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Chatham Naval Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

60, 1.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom