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

M.V. PORT GISBORNE (London)  -  WW2

M.V Port Gisborne was  hit on 11 October 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-48. The crew abandoned ship which finally sank.

2nd Officer Richard Ernest GARNER
Born: Croydon, England
Died at Sea 11-10-1940, aged 31years
Son of Richard Ernest and Mary Elizabeth Garner.
Husband of Alys Mary Garner, Launceston, Tasmania
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 83
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll