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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXXV (January 2009)
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Charlie Sillett
Hi - Sorry to bother you.

I am currently creating an article on Charlie Sillett who was a footballer in the 1930s and father of Peter Sillett and John Sillett. My directory of Southampton players says that he "lost his life at sea when the SS Corvus was sunk off the Isle of Wight coast in March 1945 " and gives his date of death as 7 March 1945.

I see from the edit history of HMS Loch Fada (K390) that you added the reference to the "sinking of the U-boats U-327 and U-1018 using depth charges on 27 February 1945 near Penzance". This link confirms your edit that U-1018 was sunk on 27 February 1945 "in the Channel south of Penzance, in position 49.56N, 05.20W, by depth charges from frigate HMS Loch Fada. 51 dead and 2 survivors. Two hours previously, U-1018 sank SS Corvus in Convoy BTC-81".

Are you able to shed any light on this apparent discrepancy? Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 19:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I've now answered my own query - this link shows that Sillett died on 27/02/1945 on board S.S. Corvus, so my Southampton F.C. book must be wrong.  Sorry to have bothered you.   Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 19:33, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply - this link lists him among the casualties. It's amazing what Wikipedians can turn up. Cheers.   Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 22:29, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello again. I have now created an article on German submarine U-1018. If you have time, could you take a look and fix any errors I may have made. I normally write about footballers, with the occasional foray into botany, so writing about maritime matters is way outside my "comfort zone"! Thanks for any help. Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 08:17, 22 February 2009 (UTC)