HOSPITAL SHIP - GUILDFORD-CASTLE 1915

[Saints & Sinners]

Can anybody point me in the direction of anything to do with this Hospital Ship & where it was in July of 1915.

Thanks Bob

[spithead]

Hello Bob

Some information here

Webpage

Regards

John

[sotonmate]

Bob

Off Gallipoli.

Put HMHS GUILDFORD CASTLE in Google and you will get some info.

Best wishes

Sotonmate

[sotonmate]

Bob

I found a picture of a sister ship,same tonnage etc. That too was a Hospital Ship in WW1.

Sotonmate

[sotonmate]

Bob

Forgot to say that the Guildford Castle resumed it's duties on the Cape Mail Service to South Africa in 1919. It seems that it was sunk in 1933 after a collision. NFD at the moment.

Sotonmate

[Saints & Sinners]

Thanks to you all for the information, My reason being I have some medals to an AB who born 1889 and enlisted as a Boy 1n 1907 then Died of epilectic mania on board guildford-Castle, bit of a rum young lad in his time 7 days in Cells in late 1907 & another 42 Days detention in 1911. Thanks again Bob

[frev]

On 26/10/2006 at 01:07, Saints & Sinners said:

Can anybody point me in the direction of anything to do with this Hospital Ship & where it was in July of 1915.

Thanks Bob

 

On 26/10/2006 at 16:44, Saints & Sinners said:

Thanks to you all for the information, My reason being I have some medals to an AB who born 1889 and enlisted as a Boy 1n 1907 then Died of epilectic mania on board guildford-Castle, bit of a rum young lad in his time 7 days in Cells in late 1907 & another 42 Days detention in 1911. Thanks again Bob

 

I realise this is an extremely old post and that Bob (Saints & Sinners) hasn't been active for a few years, however, just in case....

 

I'm presently doing some research on the Guildford Castle, and came across this thread while googling - and as the War Diary mentions this particular case I thought I might as well put up the details:

 

July 23rd [1915] ADEN - Embarked 6 British Officers and 36 rank & file for England.  Also 1 AB seaman suffering from epilectic mania - he died at 4 am the following morning. 

7.30 pm left Aden.