Henry Botshi

Chief Engineer Henry Botshi of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 21st March 1941 when SS Millisle came under a Luftwaffe aerial attack in the Bristol Channel.

Chief Engineer

Henry Botshi

Chief Engineer Henry Botshi of Belfast, Co. Antrim died alongside 7 other crew members from Northern Ireland when a Luftwaffe plane attacked the steamer SS Millisle.

Chief Engineer Henry Botshi served in the Merchant Navy during World War Two. He lived at 139 Alexandra Park Avenue, Belfast, Co. Antrim.

He died on 21st March 1941 aged 64 years old on board SS Millisle. The 617-ton cargo ship went down after an attack from a Luftwaffe plane 2 miles east of Helwick Light Buoy in the Bristol Channel. The vessel was en route from Cardiff, Wales to Cork, Éire laden with coal when bombed. A total of 8 crew members from Northern Ireland died as a result of the attack.

Henry Botshi has no known grave. His name is on Panel 70 of the Tower Hill Memorial, London, England.