JOHN ALBERT PATRICK KEMPSTER
John lived at 68 Feenan Highway Tilbury Essex, John joined Bata from Shell Mex B P Ltd where he was a labourer in 1935 and his staff no was 83 working in Department 306. Johnnie Kempster joined the Merchant Navy as a Steward aboard S.S.Sheaf Mead. He died on Monday 27th May 1940 age 20,
The Ship was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-boat 37 and sank capsizing after a boiler explosion at 15.54 hours about 180 miles from Cape Finisterre
He was the son of Albert James and Rose Ethel Kempster of Chadwell St Mary, Essex.
He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
