Bernard John Lofts

Email Recvd 28 Feb 2024

My father Bernard Lofts was ship's carpenter on the Roxburgh Castle when it was torpedoed and sunk on 22 February in 1943.

This is corroborated by the ship's captain in the attached 3 page detailed report of the interview of Master George Mayhew concerning the sinking.


Full name: Bernard John Lofts

Discharge: R191295

Nationality: British

DoB: 20.02.1913

Place of birth: Bury St Edmunds

Job on board: Ship's Carpenter

Service Record

From

To

Durban Castle

Carpenter’s Mate

5/1942

11/1942

Roxburgh Castle

Carpenter

12/1942

2/1943

Torpedoed & sunk

Rochester Castle

Carpenter

4/1943

7/1943

Athlone Castle

Carpenter’s Mate

8/1943

3/1946
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