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254563 Gnr. John Edward Brunner British Army 6th Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery from:Bromley, Kent (d.5th May 1943) Johnny Brunner died aged 23, whilst serving as a gunner on MV Bonde in convoy ONS5, which left Liverpool to sail across the Atlantic. The convoy was attacked by over 40 U boats, and lost 13 ships. The Bonde was torpedoed on 5th May 1943 by U266 commanded by Ralf Von Jessen, which was subsequently sunk in the Bay of Biscay with no survivors from it's 47 crew. The attack on this convoy marked a turning point in the battle for the Atlantic. Memorial inscriptions of the crew are at Bromley, Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.