The Bower & Collier Family History

Research by Colin Bower

Sinking of the SS Britannia 1941

More information on the crew and passengers

Over the years, various information about individuals, particularly those that survived, has come to light piecemeal.

The sources of the information may be summarised as:

1. Dad's 1941 Diary

2. Dad's Pocket Book

3. The menus from the Cabo de Hornos signed by survivors

4. The various accounts written by:

Those picked up by the Cabo de Hornos

A. Dad
B. Jack Arkinsall
C. Donald Brown
D. Tom Dunn
E. Spencer Mynott
F. A.H. Rowlandson
G. Alfred Warren

plus the SS Britannia website

Other Survivors

Ian McIntosh
Commander West

5. Other Information

From Journalist Melvyn Misquita in Goa

List of Goan Survivors

Information collated

The information has been collated into 2 lists:

Appendix 1. A straight alphabetical list of names with references to Appendix 2

Appendix 2. Further information about certain individuals

Colin Bower
8 June 2020

Links to:
Britannia Index

 
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