| Surname | Herring |
| Other Names | Walter |
| N/K [Next of Kin] Wife, Frances, S/A | |
| Address | 3, Crystal Avenue, Wyndham Street, Hull |
| Ship | S/S "Siris" |
| Official Number | 143433 |
| Port of Registry | London |
| Birthplace | Hull England |
| Rank or Rating | Chief Steward |
| Date of Death | 29-7-42 |
| Place of Death | Civil & Military Hospital, St Vincent |
| Age at Death | 36 |
| Cause of Death | Exhaustion & Bronchial pneumonia directly due to exposure in lifeboat |
| Register Entry | Year: 1942; Month: Aug; Page: 12 |
| Cause of Death | Pneumonia following exposure |
| Register Entry | Year: 1942; Month: Oct; Page: 41 |
Source: National Maritime Museum; Greenwich, England; Merchant Seamen Deaths
at Sea
Source: Ancestry.com. UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 - 1953