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. ORCADES (London)  -  WW2

S.S. Orcades was sunk on 10 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-172 - about 280 miles North-West of Capetown. At the time of the attack she had over 1,000 passengers and troops on board. They were picked up by the Polish steamship Narwik.

Butcher Percy John GLAZIER
Merchant Navy
Died 10-10-1942, aged 40years
Son of William George and Mary Elizabeth Glazier
Husband of Ethel Lillian Glazier, of Blackheath, New South Wales
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 76
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll