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Private Percy Cyril Steadman TF1118, 1/4th Bn., R. Sussex Reg., Died of wounds on Hospital Ship, 29 August 1915


Malcolm12hl

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Private Percy Cyril Steadman, TF/1118, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment landed with his battalion at Suvla Bay on 9 August 1915, was wounded on 23 August, and died of his wounds on 29 August.  The local Surrey newspaper reported that he died of his wounds on a hospital ship on its way to Malta and was buried at sea.  I would be very interested to know if it is possible to identify the hospital ship involved.

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2 hours ago, Malcolm12hl said:

Private Percy Cyril Steadman, TF/1118, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment landed with his battalion at Suvla Bay on 9 August 1915, was wounded on 23 August, and died of his wounds on 29 August.  The local Surrey newspaper reported that he died of his wounds on a hospital ship on its way to Malta and was buried at sea.  I would be very interested to know if it is possible to identify the hospital ship involved.

It was the Neuralia according to the soldier's effects records.

Craig

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Craig,

 

Thank you very much for identifying the hospital ship as the NEURALIA.  For some reason Percy Steadman did not come up on my search of the Soldier's Effects collection, so I am glad that you found him.

 

Malcolm

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You can access them on Anc*stry.

Try using the Military section as a Search parameter and it should turn up quite a few records, Soldiers Died, sometimes an entry in De Ruvigny's as well as Medal Index and Rolls.

Have a go and come back if you haven't succeeded.

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1 hour ago, Malcolm12hl said:

Craig,

 

Thank you very much for identifying the hospital ship as the NEURALIA.  For some reason Percy Steadman did not come up on my search of the Soldier's Effects collection, so I am glad that you found him.

 

Malcolm

He is not indexed correctly (I have submitted a correction but Ancestry will update it on the 32nd of Never). Here's his entry - https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=doM269&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&qh=gx/v6%2BAlAhHkSfzLC0TGgA%3D%3D&db=UKArmyRegistersEffects&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=percy&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cyril&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&uidh=784&pcat=39&fh=0&h=712650&recoff=3 4&ml_rpos=1

Craig

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No wonder I couldn't find him - thank you again Craig.

 

My history of British India Steam Navigation says that NEURALIA was trooping up to June 1915, so she must have been a fairly recent conversion to a hospital ship in August.

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Thank you gentlemen.  It is actually quite a good representation of the Neuralia too!

 

Malcolm

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