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. ESSEX  -  WW2

She was a 11,063 GRT motor refrigerated cargo ship that survived the war. She was damaged by bombs from aircraft on 17 January 1941 at Malta.

Apprentice Edward James LONDON
Merchant Navy - S.S. Essex
Killed in Action 16-1-1941, Malta Harbour - Malta aged 18years
Son of William Sydney and Eleanor C. London.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England, Panel 48
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

8th Engineer Digby Charles ROBBINS
Born: Devonport, Tasmania
​Son of Charles Arthur & Stella Robbins
Occupation: Marine Engineer Federal & N.Z. Shipping Co.
Died at Sea (Malta) 16-1-1941, aged 21years
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England, Panel 48
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll