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Military service
Age:
35
Rank:
Sailor
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Hyperia (London, England)
Birth:
January 1, 1883
Death:
July 28, 1918
Mediterranean Sea
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On 28 July 1918, the Hyperia was en route from Marseille, France, to Port Saïd, Egypt, when she was torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 84 miles (135 km) north of Port Saïd, in position 32°21'N/31°25'E. Of her crew, 8 sailors, including the captain, perished, along with 57 French servicemen.
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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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Sailor French
Digital gallery of
Sailor French
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 29 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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