W L Marrs

OBE

Reef Knot - February 1948

The comments of Capt Diggins after the loss of St Essylt (1)

He was Chief Engineer on St Essylt (1) when she was lost.

Awarded the OBE for his actions

Review - February 1967

Service Record

From

To

Joined

King Line

1929


King Egbert

Chief Engineer


12/1939

Mined & sunk

Joined

Saint Line

1/1940


St Essylt

Chief Engineer

1940

7/1943

Torpedoed & sunk

St Thomas

Chief Engineer

`12/1948

10/1949

St Thomas

Chief Engineer

1953


Supt

Engineer

1955

1961

Joined B&C

Supt Engineer

1961

11/1966

Retired

11/1966


Sinking of St Essylt - 1943

Retired - 1966

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