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Amablis Ferrugia

In memory of:

Trimmer Amablis Ferrugia

December 12, 1917

Military Service

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

S.S. Halifax (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (95099)

Additional Information

This ship left St. Michael's, Azores, on December 11, 1917, for Bordeaux, France, when she sank off the Azores Islands around December 12, 1917, from an unknown cause. No German submarine claimed this victory.

Commemorated on Page 27 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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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)

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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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    Memorial
    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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