Maurice John Bull
He was a railway caller up in 1939.
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He was the son of Sydney Alfred and Mary Ethel Bull and the brother of Doris, Sidney and Kathleen Bull of 80, Leicester Street, St Ann's, Nottingham.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 50 Column 2
HMS Manistree
SS Manistee was a merchant ship of the Elders & Fyffes Line. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War to serve as an Ocean Boarding Vessel. Manistee’s first encounter with a U-boat was on 7 July 1940 when travelling unescorted southwest of Ireland. She was sighted by U-99, under the command of Otto Kretschmer, who fired a G7e torpedo at her at 14.01 hours. Kretschmer then surfaced and began shelling Manistee at 14.14 hours. The ship returned fire, forcing U-99 to break off, with neither side having scored any hits.
Manistee formed part of convoy OB 288 sailing from Liverpool on 19 February 1941. The convoy was dispersed at 2100 hours on 23 February in the North Atlantic at a point northwest of Ireland and south of Iceland due to U-boat activity in the area. At 22.42 (Berlin Time) on the same day, the German submarine U-107, under the command of Günther Hessler, and the Italian submarine Michele Bianchi fired torpedoes upon Manistee.
Between 0600 and 0800 on 24 February U-107 fired upon Manistee again, sinking her at point 58 55N 20 50W, south of Iceland. USS Herndon, HMS Heather and Free French Léopard were dispatched to search for survivors but none of the 141 crew was found. Amongst those lost were Ordinary Seamen Charles Bestwick from Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire and Maurice Bull from Nottingham. (Wikipedia)
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Maurice John Bull with his mother outside 80, Leicester Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Photo: Maurice Hemsley (relation) Courtesy of St Ann's Well Road Pre-Demolition 1970