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Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
There were 100 children onboard the City of Benares, 90 of whom were traveling under the CORB scheme. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 81 of these children. Here are their names:
List of Children
CORB CHILDREN WHO DIED AT SEA OR PRESUMED LOST:
Patrica Allen (12) of Liverpool
Robert Baker (12) of Southall
Kathleen Beatrice Barrett (12) of Southall
Edna Doreen Beesley (10) of London
Phyllis Eileen Beesley (12) of London
Vera Ellen D. Beesley (13) of London
Michael John Brooker (10) of Kent
Enid Evelyn Butlin (13) of Hillingdon
James Reginald Came (13) of Cardiff
Lewis Victor Came (11) of Cardiff
Beryl Irene Carr (8) of Southall
Michael John Chase (12) of Twickenham
Sheila Astrid Chase (14) of Twickenham
George Geoffrey Crawford (14) of Sunderland
Pauline Mary Crawley (11) of Edgeware
Sheila Anne Crawley (9) of Edgeware
Vivian Cynthia Dadds (14) of Twickenham
Maureen Margaret Dixon (10) of Sunderland
Barbera Ruth Fairhead (10) of Teddington
Jean Forster (11) of Bournemouth
Christoper Robin Goodfellow (8) of Wembley
Derek Charles Goodfellow (13) of Wembley
Agusta E. Grimmond (13) of Brixton
Constance J. Grimmond (9) of Brixton
Edward Grimmond (8) of Brixton
Leonard A. Grimmond (5) of Brixton
Violet C. Grimmond (10) of Brixton
James Wilfred Harrington (7) of Wembley
Patricia Doreen Harrington (8) of Wembley
Bruce John Hillyard (11) of Wembley
Jeffrey Hillyard (8) of Wembley
Joan Anne Florence Irving (15) of Liverpool
Joyce Mary Keeley (6) of Brixton
Derek Leigh (11) of Sunderland
Margaret Eleanor Lloyd (14) of Cardiff
Nesta Lloyd (12) of Cardiff
Audrey Mansfield (8) of Wembley
Robin Miller (8) of Southall
Phillip Langford Mollard (6) of Liverpool
William Robert Moon (10) of Wembley
Aileen Sybil Moss (12) of Newport
Marion Audrey Moss (10) of Newport
Rita Ann Moss (8) of Newport
Audrey Muncey (13) of London
Ailsa Burgess Murphy (10) of Liverpool
Beryl Myatt (9) of Hillingdon
Dorothy Sheila Nolan (12) of Southall
Patricia Nolan (8) of Southall
John Pemberton (10) of Newport
Rodger James Poole (11) of Newport
Charles Horace Pugh (12) of Liverpool
Donald James Pugh (11) of Liverpool
John Albert Pugh (14) of Liverpool
Anita Mary Rees (14) of Newport
William Eric Rees (12) of Newport
Colenso Mackenzie Rodda (6) of Uxbridge
Layton George Ryman (9) of Cardiff
Peter Short (5) of Sunderland
Edith Smith (13) of Sunderland
Irene Smith (11) of Sunderland
Henry Smoolovitch (10) of Wembley
James Thomas Spencer (5) of Liverpool
Joan Margaret Spencer (9) of Liverpool
John Onslow Spencer-Davies (9) of Brixton
Rosemary Winifred Spencer-Davies (15) of Brixton
Anthony Ralph Taylor (6) of London
June Margaret Taylor (9) of London
Marion Winifred Thorne (7) of Wembley
Betty Unwin (12) of Liverpool
Gordon Walsh (10) of Liverpool
Ann Jordeson Watson (6) of Sunderland
Thomas William Watson (9) of Sunderland
Peter John Willis (12) of London (known as Lloyd)
Dorothy Gertrude Wood (9) of Sunderland
CORB CHILDREN WHO DIED ON HMS Hurricane
Alan John Capel (5) of Hanworth (died during rescue)
Derek Stanley Carr (10) of Southall
Terrence Brian Holmes (10) of Wembley (died in the evening)
CORB CHILDREN RESCUED BY HMS Hurricane
John Baker (7) of Southall (Brother dead)
Elizabeth May Cummings (14) of Liverpool
Jack Sidney Keeley (9) of Brixton (Sister dead)
Rex Ernest Thorne (13) of Wembley (Sister dead)
Bess Annie Walder (15) of London (Brother saved)
Louis Bernard Walder (10) of London (Sister saved)
Eleanor Mary Wright (13) of Sunderland
CORB CHILDREN RESCUED BY HMS Anthony
Derek Alfred Capel (12) of Hanworth (Brother dead)
Howard Francis Claytor (11) of Middlesex
Paul Shearing (11) of Bournemouth
William Cunningham Short (9) of Sunderland (Brother dead)
Kenneth John Sparks (13) of Wembley
Harry Frederick Steels (11) of Eastleigh
PRIVATE PASSENGER CHILDREN WHO DIED
John Lawrence Croasdaile (2) of Southampton (Mother and sister dead)
Patricia Joan Croasdaile (9) of Southampton (Mother and brother dead)
Dorothy Galliard (15) of Chesire (Schoolfriend saved - mother of schoolfriend dead)
Diana Pine (6) of Norfolk (Mother dead)
PRIVATE PASSENGER CHILDREN RESCUED BY HMS Hurricane
Barbara Bech (14) of Bognor Regis (Brother, sister, and mother saved)
Derek Bech (9) of Bognor Regis (sisters and mother saved)
Sonia Bech (11) of Bognor Regis (Brother, sister, and mother saved)
Patricia Bulmer (14) of Wallasey (Schoolfreind and mother dead)
Anthony Meredith Quinton (15) of Kent (Mother saved)
Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hey, guys! I read that on U-boat.net 407 people were on board and 260 of them died . Why does this page say that there were 406 people on the boat and that 258 of them died?! Also, Uboat.net says the ship sank on September 18, not September 17! I will be changing this soon! SS Titan 1782 (talk) 14:08, 7 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hello SS Titan 1782, there were in fact 406 people on board. Although uboat.net reports that there were 407 people on board, there were actually 406. I have researched this shipwreck for quite some time and Uboat.net and a only one book (that only mentions the sinking) are the only sources I found that reported 260 deaths out of 407. Tom Nagorski, who is the nephew of the Polish passenger named Bohdan Nagorski, has written a book about this tragedy called Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors of a World War II U-boat Attack, which I recommend reading if you are interested in this event (along with Torpedoed by Deborah Heiligman and Children of the Benares by Ralph Barker). These books along with records of the Nuremberg War Trial state that 258 out of 406 on board died.
As for the dates, Uboat.net has also recorded this wrong. These books, survivor accounts, newspapers, condolences from the Children's Overseas Reception Board, and the log from U-48, all state that the ship sank on September 17, 1940. The log and the books also agree that the ship was hit at 22.03 hours and sank at 22.34 hours, which, converted to 12 hour time, would be 10:03 PM and 10:34 PM.