Sailor John Leslie ROBINSON.
Merchant Navy S.S. Caledonian Monarch (Glasgow).
14 Jan 1942 aged 21.
Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 22.
On 7 Jan 1942 the Caledonian Monarch (Master James Valentine Stewart) straggled from station convoy SC-63 and was reported missing. One week later convoy encountered severe bad weather and was dispersed. No trace of the Caledonian Monarch or any of the 48 onboard were ever found, she was considered lost either to enemy action or marine causes on 14 Jan 1942.
Type VIIC U-588 (Kapitänleutnant Viktor Vogel) claimed an unescorted merchantman on 22 Jan 1942 but the ship was never identified. This vessel could have been the Caledonian Monarch.
Caledonian Monarch (photo from Uboat.net/Nick Chipchase)
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