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George Arthur fought in South Africa from 1899 to 1902 with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, regimental number 5016. He was discharged from the British Army on 30 September 1904.
On 25 February 1942, the La Carrière was sailing unescorted from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Port of Spain, Trinidad, when she was torpedoed by U-156 75 miles (120 km) north-west of Guanica, Puerto Rico, position 16°53'N/67°05'W. She did not sink. At 8.39 am, she was hit again by a torpedo and sank in less than three minutes 17 miles (27 km) south-south-west of Guanica, position 17°42'N/67°00'W. Of a crew of 41 sailors, 15 lost their lives.
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Page 115 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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