Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 20 July , 2003 Share Posted 20 July , 2003 This troopship was sunk by a U boat on 11 April 1917 on its way from Le Havre to Southampton or so the info I have says, does anyone have further info on this incident. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 20 July , 2003 Share Posted 20 July , 2003 Ian Donegal had been launched in 1904 and was originally a passenger steamship, built by J Caird & Co. It was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted for use as a hospital ship put to use ferrying wounded soldiers back to England from France. The ship had an encounter with a German submarine on 1 March 1917 but escaped damage as it was able to outdistance the enemy. However, on 11th April, 1917 the ship was successfully torpedoed by a German submarine without warning 19 miles south of the Dean Light Vessel in the English Channel and was sunk. One of the ships company was Archie Jewell who had survived the sinking of the Titanic and the Britanic. Archie lost his life aged 28 along with 10 other crew members and 29 of the wounded soldiers. He is mentioned on the Tower Hill Memorial in the gardens of Trinity Square, London. He is also mentioned on the war memorial at Shalder Hill in his home town of Bude, North Cornwall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 20 July , 2003 Share Posted 20 July , 2003 Many thanks for that. One of the soldiers who drowned was related to of one of my neighbours and wanted some info: 24851 Cpl Albert Button 11th Bn Suffolk Regt Remembered with pride. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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