Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William Henry Carmichael and Maria Hadley. Husband of Lydia Devall, of Lambeth, London, England. Father of Frederick William Carmichael.
In the First World War he served with the London Regiment, numbers 6684 and 723268, from 1915 to 1917.
On May 5, 1917, the Feltira was on route from Avonmouth, England, to New York, USA, when she was torpedoed by UC-48 about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Mine Head, off the Irish coast, position 51°56'N/07°24'W. Of the 69 crew members, 45 lost their lives.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Fourth Mate Frederick Carmichael
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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)
Digital gallery of
Fourth Mate Frederick Carmichael
Digital gallery of
Fourth Mate Frederick Carmichael
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 17 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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TOWER HILL MEMORIAL London, United Kingdom
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