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Joseph Burton
Fireman
SS Prescodoc (Fort William),
Canadian Merchant Navy
July 29, 1942
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Halifax Memorial, Halifax NS
Panel 21
Commemorated on Page 104 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on March 4 and August 1
Joseph Burton was the son of George and Effie Ann Burton, of Cape North, Nova Scotia.
The SS Prescodoc was a steam merchant ship owned by Paterson Steamship Ltd. of Fort
William, Ontario. On July 29, 1942 the ship was en-route from Georgetown, British Guiana to
Trinidad
At 10.19 pm steaming unescorted, the SS Prescodoc was hit ahead of amidships by one
torpedo from U-160 and sank rapidly by the bow north-west of Georgetown, British Guiana. The
master, Master John Charles Prowse and 15 crew members including Fireman Joseph Burton were
lost. Five crew members were picked up by Predsednik Kopajtic and landed at Port of Spain,
Trinidad.
U-160 was sunk on July 14, 1943 in the North Atlantic south of the Azores by the escort
carrier USS Santee. All crew members were lost.
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