A Second World War Battle of the Atlantic casualty group awarded to Chief Officer F.E.P. Jones, Merchant Navy who was killed when the tanker S.S. British Yeoman was sunk by the German submarine U-201 off the Canary Islands whilst sailing from Curacao to Gibraltar. He is now remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
Group of 3: 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, all unnamed, along with handwritten Ministry of Transport casualty slip ‘Frederick Ellis Powell Jones’
Condition: slip creased both vertically and horizontally, Good Very Fine
Frederick Ellis Powell Jones was serving as the Chief Officer on board the Tanker S.S. British Yeoman when she was sunk off the coast of the Canary Islands on 14th July 1942 whilst sailing from Curacao to Gibraltar. Aged 33 he is now remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial whilst being noted as the son of John Wynne Jones and Florence Lavinia Jones of Willesden Green, Middlesex.
The German submarine U-201 sighted a tanker at 12:03 PM on July 14, 1942. After maintaining contact, Schnee fired a torpedo at the ship at 1:46 AM on July 15, 1942. This torpedo struck the British Yeoman. The ship immediately burst into flames, and the gasoline spilled onto the water, forcing U-201 to withdraw some distance. The next day, July 16, 1942, at 10:00 AM, the stern was still protruding from the water. Schnee decided to sink the remains with the ship's gun. After 61 shots, the British Yeoman finally sank. The captain, 35 crew members, and 7 gunners lost their lives. Ten crew members were rescued by the Spanish steamer Castillo Almenara and landed in St. Vincent.
