It appears that there were two casualties, bot of whom died after the sinking: Name: FLETCHER, JOHN WILLIAM Initials: J W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Cook Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy Unit Text: S.S. Barnby (Whitby) Age: 29 Date of Death: 30/05/1941 Additional information: Son of Ralph Lynas Fletcher and Jane Elizebeth Fletcher; nephew of Mrs. M.J. Fletcher, of Whitby, Yorkshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 13. Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL Name: MOORE, JAMES FRANCIS Initials: J F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Able Seaman Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy Unit Text: S.S. Barnby (Whitby). Age: 67 Date of Death: 09/06/1941 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: C37. 16. Cemetery: REYKJAVIK (FOSSVOGUR) CEMETERY Hugh, do you have any more information?
Short-lived? I would have thought 18 months was not bad for a British merchant ship launched in 1940. Nice model though (speaking as a ship-modeller, but not quite to that standard and I don't think my wife would be that keen on having a four foot five model in our lounge) Adrian
