Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Walter Madore
Merchant Navy. British
Born | 20 Jan 1907 | Woods Island, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland | |
Died | 2 Nov 1942 | (35) |
Roster information listed for Walter Madore
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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Yorkmoor | Steam merchant | Boatswain (Bosun) | 28 May 1942 | U-506 (1) | |
Hartington | Steam merchant | Boatswain (Bosun) | 2 Nov 1942 (+) | U-522 (2) |
Personal information
Son of Alcide and Irene Madore (nee Gallant) and fourth youngest sibling of thirteen: Alfred, Rose, George, Tom, John Herbert, Irene, William, Francis, Henry, Walter, Mary, Elsie and John Gilbert. He was one of the 17 survivors from Yorkmoor who were rescued by Laguna.
Sources
- NARA: Survivors report of Yorkmoor
- http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2800194/