5th November - WartimeNI

The sinking of S.S. Kenbane Head off the coast of Greenland

S.S. Kenbane Head went down after coming under attack near Greenland. Many of the Merchant Navy crew who died hailed from Northern Ireland.

Remembering the crew of SS Kenbane Head

David Allister

Sailor

Sailor David Allister of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when a German surface raider sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head off Greenland.

James McNeilly Belshaw

Carpenter

Carpenter James McNeilly Belshaw of Ballywalter, Co. Down died on 5th November 1940 when SS Kenbane Head came under attack in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Hugh Carson

Second Engineer

Second Engineer Hugh Carson of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head came under attack in the North Atlantic.

James Hodges Emerson

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer James Hodges Emerson of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head went down in the Atlantic.

Robert Green

Apprentice

Apprentice Robert Green of Kilkeel, Co. Down died on 5th November 1940 when SS Kenbane Head came under attack to the southeast of Cape Farewell, Greenland.

George Heatley

Cook

Cook George Heatley of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head came under attack in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Bernard Patrick Henry

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer Bernard Patrick Henry of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when SS Kenbane Head went down off the coast of Greenland.

John James Laidlaw

Storekeeper

Storekeeper John James Laidlaw of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when Admiral Scheer sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head off Greenland.

George McClelland Leckey

Second Officer

Second Officer George McClelland Leckey of Holywood, Co. Down died on 5th November 1940 when SS Kenbane Head came under attack in the North Atlantic Ocean

Donald James MacKay

Able Seaman

Able Seaman Donald James MacKay of Co. Tyrone died on 5th November 1940 when a German surface raider sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head off Greenland.

Marriott McAughtry

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer Marriott McAughtry of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when a raider sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head off Greenland.

Joseph McGuigan

Donkeyman

Donkeyman Joseph McGuigan of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when raider Admiral Scheer sank Merchant steamer Kenbane Head off Greenland.

Joseph Leo McGuigan

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer Joseph Leo McGuigan of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when a raider sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head off Greenland.

Robert Irwin Moore

Cook

Cook Robert Irwin Moore of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when raider Admiral Scheer sank Merchant steamer Kenbane Head off Greenland.

Reginald John Primmer

Assistant Steward

Assistant Steward Reginald John Primmer of Portaferry, Co. Down died on 5th November 1940 when a German battleship sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head.

David John Pritchard

Sailor

Sailor David John Pritchard of Ballyhalbert, Co. Down died on 5th November 1940 when SS Kenbane Head came under attack south of Cape Farewell, Greenland.

Henry Shaw

Fireman and Trimmer

Fireman and Trimmer Henry Shaw of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when a raider sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head in the North Atlantic.

Douglas Wilson

Fourth Engineer Officer

Fourth Engineer Officer Douglas Wilson of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when the Admiral Scheer sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head.

William Wright

Boatswain

Boatswain William Wright (or Erdis) of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim died on 5th November 1940 when the Admiral Scheer sank the Belfast built SS Kenbane Head.

Petrol Distribution Centre

On 5th November 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed members of the British Army and Auxiliary Territorial Service at work at a Petrol Distribution Centre in Northern Ireland.

Remembering the Fallen

John Joseph Walsh

Flight Sergeant | 422770

Australian airman Flight Sergeant John Joseph Walsh was the only fatality in the crash of Vickers Wellington LB247 on 5th November 1943 in Co. Londonderry.