Harry George Wilkinson
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Son of Mr and Mrs James Wilkinson; husband of Hilda Wilkinson, of Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire
Name Empire Lakeland
Type: Steam merchant
Tonnage 7,015 tons
Completed 1942 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields
Owner Blue Star Line Ltd, London
Homeport South Shields
Date of attack 8 Mar 1943 Nationality: British
Fate Sunk by U-190 (Max Wintermeyer)
Position 58° 03'N, 28° 12'W - Grid AK 3814
Complement 64 (64 dead - no survivors)
Convoy SC-121 (straggler)
Route New York (23 Feb) - Glasgow
Cargo 7805 tons of refrigerated and general cargo
History Completed in November 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
Notes on event
At 21.55 hours on 8 March 1943, U-190 sank an unescorted freighter with two torpedoes about 500 miles east of Cape Farewell. The victim was probably the Empire Lakeland (Master Frederick John Gudgin) which was reported missing after straggling from convoy SC-121 and presumed lost in approx. 58°N/15°W. The master, 55 crew members and eight gunners were lost. (Courtesy of uboat.nmet)
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