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About one or two soldiers died with the exception of the SS
Heinrich Petersen - SS officer - died on 1945-05-09.
Your children will receive survivor benefits if you were to die.
Hans Krebs - SS general - died in 1947.
Franz Konrad - SS officer - died in 1952.
Christian Weber - SS general - died in 1945.
Around 64 people died when the SS Forfarshire sank off the Farne Islands in 1838. Only nine survived, including Grace Darling who became a well-known heroine for her rescue efforts.
Information about the SS City of Benares such as it was sunk by U-48 on Sept. 17, 1940. On board were 90 children being evacuated from Great Britain to Canada, because of The Blitz. 77 of the children died, & as a result the evacuation of children from Great Britain to Canada ended. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com The headlines in the Daily Mirror of 23rd September 1940 cover the announcement of this on the Monday morning. This can be found on this site. SS Western Prince took many children and left Liverpool on or about this date with many children on board privately funded. Did our parents know of this sinking before we embarked we wonder? The BBC apparently announced the sinking on the Sunday.
Hugo Ruf - Waffen SS - died on 1945-05-02.
Hans Koch - SS man - died on 1955-07-14.