On a calm, tropical afternoon in the South Atlantic Ocean in April 1942, a British trampsteamer, the SS Willesden, was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by a German raider, theKMS Thor. The Willesden was carrying 47 officers and crew, and a cargo of vital warsupplies destined for Britain's 8th Army in North Africa. Five of Willesden's crew werekilled in the attack. Among the survivors was Second Mate David Millar, who - alongwith his crewmen - was rescued...
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