Ernest Howliston

1921 - 1941  (20 years)

• Name	Ernest Howliston
  Born	1921	Sunderland, Durham, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 October 1941	Near Cape Spartel, Morocco, Atlantic Ocean
  Notes	Howliston, Ernest birth England GRO Ref. 10a 1518 Qtr/Date 2 1921 in Sunderland parents Taylor Died when mechant vessel SS Inverlee (tanker) was torpedoed and sunk by U-204 on 19th October 1941 approximately 30 miles off Cape Spartel, Morocco. Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. It is northernmost point of Africa =========================================================================== http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2790059 Casualty Details Name: HOWLISTON, ERNEST Initials: E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Engineer Officer (Seventh) Regiment/Service: Merchant Navy Unit Text: S.S. Inverlee (Glasgow) Age: 20 Date of Death: 19/10/1941 Additional information: Son of John Thomas Howliston, and of Mary Ann Howliston, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 58. Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL =========================================================================== http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bank.htm Inver Tankers Ltd. (whole fleet sunk in WWII) Vessel Built Years in Service Tons Inverlee 1938 1941 torpedoed and sunk by U.204 9,158 =========================================================================== http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/1171.html Inverlee We don't have a picture of this vessel at this time. Name: Inverlee Type: Motor tanker Tonnage: 9.158 tons Completed: 1938 - Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack Owner: Inver Tankers Ltd (A. Weir & Co), London Homeport: Glasgow Date of attack: 19 Oct, 1941 Nationality: British Fate: Sunk by U-204 (Walter Kell) Position: Grid BE - See estimated map location (40.06N19.48W) * Complement: 43 (22 dead and 21 survivors). Convoy: Route: Trinidad - Gibraltar Cargo: 13.880 tons of Admiralty fuel oil History: Notes on loss: At 03.00 hours on 19 Oct, 1941, the unescorted Inverlee (Master Thomas Edward Alexander) was torpedoed and sunk by U-204 30 miles 240° from Cape Spartel. The master, 20 crew members and one gunner were lost. 17 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the British destroyer leader HMS Duncan (D 99) (LtCdr A.N. Rowell) and the British armed trawlers HMS Lady Hogarth (4.89) (Lt S.G. Barnes) and HMS Haarlem (FY 306) (Lt L.B. Merrick) and landed at Gibraltar. Immediately after this sinking, the 37th Escort Group started an U-boat hunt off Cape Spartel and sank U-204 the same day. * Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place. =========================================================================== http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4365.html 19 Oct, 1941 The British destroyer HMS Duncan (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell) and the British ASW trawlers HMT Lady Hogarth (Lt. S.G. Barnes) and HMT Haarlem (Lt. L.B. Merrick) together pick up 17 survivors from the British tanker Inverlee that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-204 30 miles 240° from Cape Spartel, Marocco. =========================================================================== http://uboat.net/boats/u204.htm U-204 Type VIIC Laid down 22 Apr, 1940 Germaniawerft, Kiel Commissioned 8 Mar, 1941 Oblt. Walter Kell Commanders 8 Mar, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Walter Kell Career 3 patrols 8 Mar, 1941 - 1 May, 1941 1. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1941 - 19 Oct, 1941 1. Flottille (front boat) Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 17.360 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.060 tons Fate Sunk 19 Oct, 1941 near Tangier, in position 35.46N, 06.02W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Mallow and the British sloop HMS Rochester. 46 dead (all hands lost). Men lost from U-boats Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-204 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss. ===========================================================================
  Person ID	I6086	Houliston Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 June 2006

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Howliston,   b. 1883, Houghton, Durham, England ,   d. 1947, Sunderland, Durham, England  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Taylor,   b. 10 October 1885, Sunderland, Durham, England ,   d. 1973, Sunderland, Durham, England  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F2168	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart