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Education & Career :
Steward, Peckham (1913).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMHS Llandovery Castle |
Mike: Llandovery Castle HMHS; 500'x63'. Built by Barclay Curle & Company, Glasgow and launched September 1913.She was commissioned as a hospital ship in 1916 for the transfer of sick and wounded Canadians from Europe to Nova Scotia. Around 9:30 pm 27th June, the Llandoverly Castle was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, about one hundred and sixteen miles south-west of Fastnet (Ireland), by a torpedo from U-86. She was clearly identifiable since all lights were burning, with the large Red Cross signal prominently displayed amidships. This was one of the worst atrocities at sea during WWI. The U-boat captain rammed the lifeboats attempting to destroy their occupants in order to kill all witnesses. Only one lifeboat escaped saving 24 lives, including the Captain who had been brutalized after being questioned on board the German sub. In all there were 248 victims, all non-combatants, including 14 nursing sisters, medics and crew. |
| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Detail :
Commemoration - Tower Hill: JOHNSON, Asst. Std. Francis William. H.M.H.S "Llandovery Castle" (London). Drowned as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine, 27th June 1918. Age 31. Son of Francis William and Emma Mary Ann Johnson; husband of Magdalen Dora Johnson (nee Fuller), of 31, Dundalk Rd, Brockley, London. Born at West Ham.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Ixion No. 2501 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th May 1913 | 10th October 1913 | 11th June 1914 |
Contribution records records "Drowned in Action" with no date. Annotation is in the 1918 column.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley