Pembroke - Ship sunk ww2 by German U boats?

[Pauline42]

My granddad was in a ship sunk probably about 1941-1942 by a german U boat. He was then interred at Marlag U Milag POW camp prisoner no. 321, He was repatriated May 1944 because of Age and Ill health.

According to his Navy service record, he was serving on the Pembroke, but I can;t find a record of its sinking on the internet. He spent quite a while in the water before he was picked up, (I have attached photos of his rescue by the Germans) and apparently exchanged christmas cards with the captain of the U boat until his death in 1959.

I am really struggling to find anything about the ship sinking, exactly when, where etc.
any help would be very much appreciated.

Pauline

[C P Rayson]

Hi

Looking on the net, it appears that HMS Pembroke was the Naval Barracks at Chatham in the 1940's so your grandad must have been posted from there to another ship

http://www.burrill12.freeserve.co.uk/RNB/HMSPembroke.htm

Hope that is of use

Happy hunting

Chris

[Pauline42]

Hi,

I know his port division was at Chatham. I also know that there have been Ships called HMS PEMBROKE as well as the Chatham base being called PEMBROKE. - this site is very interesting thank you

[Pauline42]

Hi Again,

I have just been comparing information from his service record with some info about the HMS Aurania, which was the last name mentioned before the PEmbroke. The Aurania was torpedoedo on 21 October 1941, which was the last day he was recorded as been on that ship.

Maybe this was the ship he was on when he ended up in the sea, and was taken prisoner......

[Kevwood]

He is mentioned here.

http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/ships.cgi?boat=123;nr=23

http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1177.html

Kev.

[Pauline42]

Wow!!!!

You've brought tears to my eyes. As far as we knew the ship he was on was sunk - but this tells the true story I suppose.

Thank you so much

[liverpool annie]

Pauline!

I just wanted to say - thank you for sharing your pictures and the story of Bert !

Annie 

[Kevwood]

Glad to help Pauline and Annie is right its a great story 

Kev.

[Pauline42]

I just thought this might add to the story. Bertie is middlerow, Left, with a beard. The back of the photo has his POW no. and the camp (Marlag U Milag ) Stamp.

Thanks again for your help

Pauline