HQ Company Officers on board the ship 'Reina
del Pacifico' on route to India (April 1942)
Back row L to R: Padre James O'Callaghan, Capt. Rowlett, Lt.-Col. R.V.C.
Cavendish, Maj. O'Brian, Maj. Twigg
Front (kneeling) L to R: Capt. O'Riley (R.A.M.C.) and Lieut. 'Bunny' Young
(Intelligence Officer)
(photo courtesy of CQMS
Fred Weedman and his daughter Jill Burton)
The Reverend James
O'Callaghan was killed at the village of Zubza by enemy mortar fire on
Tuesday 11th April 1944 (age 37).
Lieut.-Colonel R. V. C. Cavendish, M.C. (Sherwood Forrester officer) commanded
the 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment from October 1941 to August
1942.
In peace time the ship 'Reina del Pacifico' carried luxury tourist traffic
visiting South American ports. The 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
embarked from Liverpool on the 11th April 1942.
s.s Reina
del Pacifico
(carried out troopship duties between 1939-1946)