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Barry and District News report:
Friday 1st December 1939
Tragedy on the high Seas
Barry Victim
News has reached Barry of the death on Saturday of Captain James Edward Luen, who was
washed overboard from his ship off the coast of Nova Scotia. Captain “Jim” Luen as he was
known to his large circle of friends in Barry, was the fourth son of Mrs. R. Luen of the cold
Knap hotel, Barry and was a native of the town. Attended high street school before going to sea
at an early age. During the last war he served for the duration with the Dover Patrol.
A keen artist, captain Leun held during 1937-1938 an exhibition of his work in the county hall,
London. He was also the author of several books.
During the last voyage he saved the lives of two people, by performing an operation of the
wireless instructions of a doctor in another ship.
He married in Sydney, Australia. Miss Violet Makepeace, fourth daughter of Mr. C. A.
Makepeace, J P of Harbour Road, Barry and is survived by his widow and two daughters. The
little missus Mary and June Leun, his mother Mrs. R. Leun and brothers. Merss Clive, Dudley,
Brindley and Sidney Leun and Mrs. W. Herbert, Mrs. Davey and Mrs. N. Owen (sisters).
Apparently a young Jim Luen, walked out of school one day and was not heard of for two years
until he came of a ship in Cardiff. Like so many had made what was known as a pier head jump.
NB: SS Harlingen was sunk just under two years later by U-75 on 5th August 1941.
Friday 1st December 1939
Tragedy on the high Seas
Barry Victim
News has reached Barry of the death on Saturday of Captain James Edward Luen, who was
washed overboard from his ship off the coast of Nova Scotia. Captain “Jim” Luen as he was
known to his large circle of friends in Barry, was the fourth son of Mrs. R. Luen of the cold
Knap hotel, Barry and was a native of the town. Attended high street school before going to sea
at an early age. During the last war he served for the duration with the Dover Patrol.
A keen artist, captain Leun held during 1937-1938 an exhibition of his work in the county hall,
London. He was also the author of several books.
During the last voyage he saved the lives of two people, by performing an operation of the
wireless instructions of a doctor in another ship.
He married in Sydney, Australia. Miss Violet Makepeace, fourth daughter of Mr. C. A.
Makepeace, J P of Harbour Road, Barry and is survived by his widow and two daughters. The
little missus Mary and June Leun, his mother Mrs. R. Leun and brothers. Merss Clive, Dudley,
Brindley and Sidney Leun and Mrs. W. Herbert, Mrs. Davey and Mrs. N. Owen (sisters).
Apparently a young Jim Luen, walked out of school one day and was not heard of for two years
until he came of a ship in Cardiff. Like so many had made what was known as a pier head jump.
NB: SS Harlingen was sunk just under two years later by U-75 on 5th August 1941.
