That this House remembers the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of the British passenger ship SS Tilawa on 23 November 1942 during World War Two; regrets that 280 passengers and crew perished, mostly Indian nationals; is grateful that 678 were rescued by HMS Birmingham and SS Carthage; notes that survivors and families of survivors met in Leicester on 23 November 2025 to officially recognise the tragedy; thanks Mr Maciel aged 96 who lost his entire family in the tragedy, Mr Jani aged 86 and Mr Osman aged 92 who are the only known remaining UK survivors for their participation in the memorial service; commemorates first radio officer EB Duncan who received a posthumous Kings Bravery award for his sacrifice in going down with his ship in order to send the last known distress signals which allowed many lives to be saved during the rescue; and pays tribute to the Tilawa 1942 organisation and the Tilawa families who organised the Leicester gathering, for their efforts to remember this tragic event.
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- Daisy Cooper Sponsor
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Sarah Dyke
- Helen Maguire
- Clive Jones
- Wera Hobhouse
- Jim Shannon
- David Chadwick
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Liz Jarvis
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Steve Darling
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Bob Blackman
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Vikki Slade
- Peter Lamb
- Ben Lake
- Chris Law
- Lorraine Beavers
- John McDonnell
- Gavin Robinson
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ann Davies
- Llinos Medi
- Seamus Logan
- Ben Maguire
- Sarah Olney
- Tessa Munt
- Siân Berry
- Graham Leadbitter
- Sir John Whittingdale
- Manuela Perteghella
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Alex Easton
- Kim Johnson
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Victoria Collins
- Kirsty Blackman
- Dave Doogan
- Stephen Flynn
- Stephen Gethins
- Brendan O'Hara
- Pete Wishart
- Adam Dance
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Sammy Wilson
- Luke Taylor
- Shockat Adam
- Shivani Raja
- Christine Jardine
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Sollom