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. RHEXENOR (Liverpool) - WW2
S.S. Rhexenor was sunk on 3 February 1943 by torpedoes and gunfire from German submarine U-217
The Rhexenor was carrying cocoa from Durban in South Africa to Britain via Freetown in Sierra Leone and St John in New Brunswick, Canada.
Able Seaman Joseph CORBY
Born: Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Merchant Navy
Died 13-2-1943 aged 21years
Son of Joseph Corby, and of Mabel Corby, of Balgownie, New South Wales
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
South Coast Times & Wollongong Argus (N.S.W. ) 12-3-1943
CORBY-- Joseph Corby, A.B., Merchant Navy, died through enemy action at sea, beloved son of Joseph and Mabel Corby of Napier Street, Balgownie. Age 21 years.
One of the silent service.
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