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Second Officer Lee Rice who died of illness in Armagh contracted while serving in Mesopotamia.

Born 5 April 1889 son of John Rice Mullinure Co Armagh

Merchant Service Head Line,then, Joined Royal Naval Transport Service in the war.

Was buried in St Mark,s Church graveyard Armagh 29 7 1917. Age 27

Looking for Service Records on which ships he served etc.

Can any one help?

Many Thanks

Joe

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Lee Rice Armagh

I searched immigration records on ancestry

The first passenger list is hard to read but it shows that when he sailed to New York in 1913 he was a Marine Officer.

It also shows that his main residence before departure was Glasgow.

He returned to Scotland from New York in July 1914.

What I don't know is where he was from 1901 to 1913 and what he did from 1914 before he joined the RN .

Can any one help?

Many thanks

Joe

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Joe

Ordinarily there would have been MN cards showing his details,also probably a photo and on the back a list of ships served in,identified only by Official Number and dates of service. My local MN archive has these cards but only from around 1918 forward. Earlier ones were weeded and a fair few were sent to the care of the University of Newfoundland,where,if you are lucky,you might get a hit or three.

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I have been told that Kew should hold the records,any one going to Kew

that could look up the records of Second Officer Lee Rice?

who died of illness in Armagh contracted while serving in Mesopotamia.

Born 5 April 1889?

Joined Royal Naval Transport Service in the war.

Many Thanks

Joe

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