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Son of Gustav Adolph Hermann Lagois and Louisa Amalie Rossmann of Magdebourg, Saxony, Germany. Husband of Marie Nilsen Bendicksen of Systad, Hylestard Sogn, Norway. Father of Louisa Hamalia Marie, Olga Johana, Emmy Carmen and Victoria Lagois.
On 6 April 1917, the Presto was en route from London, England, to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, when at 9:40 am she struck a mine laid by UC-40. She began to sink and remained afloat. The explosion killed 4 crew members. Towed by two vessels, she struck the bottom 4 miles (7.5 km) east of Roker Point lighthouse in Sunderland, England, and sank in 56 feet (17 m) of water, position 54°57'N/01°16'W.
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens -
Memorial
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens)
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Able Seaman Jean Lagois
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Able Seaman Jean Lagois
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 42 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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