Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats
Francis Charles Hender
Merchant Navy. British
Born | 31 Dec 1907 | Cornwall | |
Died | 27 Oct 1972 | (64) | Australia |
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Roster information listed for Francis Charles Hender
Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat | |
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![]() | Empire Glade | Motor merchant | Second Officer | 28 Nov 1942 | U-67 |
Personal information
Husband of Dorothy Hender (nee Charrington); father of Paul Hender. Francis "Frank" Charles Hender became a Master Mariner and later went to Australia to work as harbor pilot in Sydney.
Francis with his wife Dorothy taken outside Buckingham Palace before receiving his MBE.
Photo courtesy of Janet Hawkins