Surname:	McCarthy
Initials:	E.
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Army No.:	1091182
Notes:	CMP. POW. 10 Corps Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery, Field. 13/6/41 Transferred to CMP. 14/11/42 Died. He was born in Eire and resided in Surrey. War Diary WO 169/6654, 115 Pro Coy, 22/7/1942, List of missing after operations in Western Desert: No. 1091182 L/Cpl McCarthy E. He was captured in North Africa 6/42 and was being transported to Italy in an Italian ship the SS Scillin with 810 other prisoners when the ship was attacked by the British submarine HMS Sahib, 15 miles off Cap Bon, Tunisia. 5 other CMP died with him, Dodds, Grimley, Kinchin, Mellowes and Murphy. Casualty List 891, Middle East, Missing, date not reported. Casualty List 972, Middle East previously shown on List 891 as missing now POW, date not reported. Casualty List 1365, Corrections, List No. 972, Middle East, POW previously reported Missing, previously shown on List 891 as missing date not reported, the above entry should be deleted, soldier still missing. Casualty List 2016, previously reported missing whilst POW, date not reported - Middle East now presumed KIA whilst POW. Previous List 891, 14/11/1942. Edward McCarthy.