Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

S.S. DARVEL (Singapore)  -  WW2

Requisitioned for Admiralty service during WWII, the vessel primarily operated as a merchantman running supplies from Darwin, Australia, to strategic locations such as Thursday Island and Millingimbi.

Master Francis Henry ROBERTS
Born: 1903 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Australian Merchant Navy
Died 4-6-1943, at Sea off Darwin, aged 39 years
Son of Francis Septimus and Sybelle Roberts
Husband of Ivy Edna Mavis Roberts, of Ulvestone, Lancashire, England.
Resting: Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory, Australia
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll