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Nickerson Carl Roy, and Nickerson Lovett Edward perished when the SS Empire Eland of London, England sank on 15 September 1941. They were sons of Thomas Lovett and Grace (Kenney) Nickerson of Clark's Harbour, Shelburne County. The Cargo ship Empire Eland sailed in ballast from Liverpool, England on 7 September 1941in the 47 ship Convoy ON-14. Like most of the early ON series of Convoy's the ships would disperse at a given position in the North Atlantic and then sail to their individual ports. The convoy dispersed on 14th of September but the Empire Eland was not with them and was classed as a straggler. On the 15th September the ship was intercepted by U-94 South-East of Cape Farewell and sunk by torpedo. The Captain, all 32 crew and her 5 DEMS [gunners] perished. Carl and Lovitt are commemorated on Panel 19 of the Sailors Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax .