World War II
Mr Roderick McIlraith (1919-1922)
- Date of birth 11 January 1911
- School Information None
- Career Information None
- Date of Death 29 June 1942
- Cause of Death Along with 32 others, he died on the SS Empire Mica when the ship was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from the German submarine, U67, while off the Florida coast
- Location Florida, USA
- Cemetery Panel 44 of the Tower Hill Memorial, London and Cheddar War Memorial, Somerset
- Rank Chief Officer
- Brand of Service Merchant Navy, SS Empire Mica
- Story RODERICKMCILRAITH1919-22
We were contacted by the son of Roderick McIlraith (1919-22). He advises that his father died on 29 June 1942, 3 months before he was born. At the time he was serving in the Merchant Navy on SS Empire Mica, off the coast of Florida. In November 2008 his name was added to the Chapel War Memorial. He is remembered on Tower Hill Memorial and Cheddar War Memorial in Somerset.
