Moran, B M (Bernard McGuinness)
Moran, B M (Bernard McGuinness)
Ordinary Seaman Bernard Moran was the son of Bernard and Catherine Moran, of Glasgow. He served on H.M.S. Dianella.[1]
H.M.S. Dianella went into service during January 1941. It served as an escort ship in the North Atlantic.
March 1941 found HMS Dianella picking up 96 survivors from the Germanic[2] and the Hylton[3] which had both been torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-48.[4]
The following year it rescued 63 sailors from the Empire Byron[5] who was hit by U-boat U-703.[6]
On the 8th of March 1943, ordinary Seaman Bernard Moran’s body was found in the River Foyle, Londonderry. He had drowned.
Date of Death: 08/03/43 (Aged 19)
Service: Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Dianella
Service Number: C/JX 374990
Burial Location: Londonderry (or Derry), City Cemetery, R.C. Plot. Sec. M. Grave 8.
[1] H.M.S. Dianella was a Corvette of the Flower class and was launched during Sept 1940 and sold for scrap during June 1947.
[2] British Steam merchant ship, Germanic, 4 dead, 36 survivors.
[3] British Steam merchant ship, Hylton, 0 dead, 43 survivors.
[4] U-boat U-48 was launched during March 1939, it was scuttled May 1945.
[5] British Steam merchant ship, Empire Byron, 7 dead, 1 captured, 62 survivors.
[6] U-boat U-793 was launched during July 1941 and has been missing since September 1944, 54 crew are presumed dead.
