On 2nd December 1940, U-47 fired a single torpedo, striking S.S. Ville d'Arlon amidships and sinking the British merchant vessel in the mid-Atlantic ocean.
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Rifleman Derek Best of Lisburn Co. Antrim served in 2nd Battalion, The London Irish Rifles as the Irish Brigade pushed on through Italy in December 1943.
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Lance Corporal William Bingham of Belfast served in the Irish Brigade with 2nd Battalion, The London Irish Rifles at his time of death in Italy in 1943.
Cattleman James Hamill of Portadown, Co. Armagh served in the Merchant Navy. He was on S.S. Ville d'Arlon when it came under attack in the Atlantic in 1940.
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Serjeant Robert Martin of Limavady, Co. Londonderry served in 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during the Italian campaign. He died on 2nd December 1943.
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Lance Corporal John Mawhinney of Greyabbey, Co. Down served in 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during the Italian campaign. He died on 2nd December 1943.
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Sergeant Walter Leonard Sargent of Rostrevor, Co. Down died on 2nd December 1943 while serving with R.A.F. 103 Squadron in Bomber Command on a raid over Berlin.
Second Officer Leonard "Len" Whiston lived in Bangor, Co. Down while serving with the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. He died in December 1943.