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Military service
Age:
46
Rank:
Boatswain
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Romford (London, England) (108400)
Birth:
January 1, 1872
Nova Scotia
Death:
February 10, 1918
Gulf of Tunis
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He perished with the Romford when she hit a mine laid by UC-67 on 10 February 1918 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Cape Carthage, Tunisia, in the Gulf of Tunis, position 36°54'N/10°24'E. There were 28 sailors killed, including the captain.
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Commemorated on:
Page 59 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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