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. SOUTHERN EMPRESS (Leith)  -  WW2

Southern Empress was a steam tanker that had been converted into a whale factory ship in 1928. She was sunk on 14 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-221

The master, 23 crew members, 20 DBS and four gunners from Southern Empress were lost.

Third Engineer Officer Robert ALLISON
Merchant Navy
Died 13-10-1942, aged 29years
Son of David Andrew Allison, & Rachel Elizabeth Allison, of Subiaco, Western Australia.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 99
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

Second Engineer Officer George Macadam MATHIE
Merchant Navy
Died 13-10-1942, aged 39years
Son of Robert and Janet Mathie
Husband of Hilda H. Mathie, of Carey Park, Bunbury, Western Australia.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England - Panel 100
Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll