Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Austin Oslyn Riviera
Merchant Navy. British
Born | 1912 | Barbados, British West Indies | |
Died | 21 Jan 1942 | (30) |
Roster information listed for Austin Oslyn Riviera
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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Lady Hawkins | Steam passenger ship | General Servant | 19 Jan 1942 (+) | U-66 (1) |
Personal information
Husband of Dorien Erema Riviera, of St. Michael, Barbados. He died of exposure in a lifeboat two days after the sinking of Lady Hawkins and was buried at sea. His brothers Orville and Leo Riviera also worked on the ship, were in the same lifeboat and survived the sinking.