Record of Death of Merchant Seaman 1944


Name GROUNDS, T.
Address The Bridge stores, Ludham, Norfolk
Ship S/S "Trader"
Official No 166310
Port of Registry Liverpool
  British
Birthplace Neathersett Norfolk, England
Rank or Rating Carpenter
Date of Death 22/1/44
Place of Death Suez
Age at Death 44
Cause of Death Asphyxiation
Register Entry Year: 1944 Month: Feb Page: 9

Technical information about the SS Trader can be found here.

The WW2 Movement cards for the Trader are at the National Archives. See here.

The National Archives appear to have the Log Books and Crew Agreements for the Trader for 1944. See here.


Source: National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Merchant Seamen Deaths at Sea
Source: Ancestry.com. UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953