Ordinary Seaman James McMaster of Co. Down served on S.S. River Humber when it sank in 1940 en route from Dublin, Ireland to Preston, Lancashire, England.
Ordinary Seaman
Ordinary Seaman James McMaster served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. He was the son of James McMaster and Elizabeth McMaster of Portavogie, Co. Down.
Ordinary Seaman McMaster died on 4th June 1940 aged 20 years old while serving on S.S. River Humber. The merchant vessel sank after colliding with H.M.S. Folkestone en route in ballast from Dublin, Ireland to Preston, Lancashire, England. He has no known grave and his name is on Panel 87 of the Tower Hill Memorial, London, England.