Family :

Service Life:

Campaigns:

• The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.

Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.

Detail :

On 19th July 1918 Justicia, defensively armed, 32,234 grt, built 1917, was torpedoed and damaged by German submarine UB-64, 20 miles WxN¾N from Skerryvore and taken under tow. Her voyage had been from Liverpool to New York in ballast. On 20th July, 1918 Justicia was again torpedoed, by UB-124, whilst under tow, 11 miles NNW from Inistrahull, and sunk. 10 crewmen lost their lives. The Justicia was owned by Oceanic Steam Navigation Co Ltd of London but was acting under the orders of The Shipping Controller

Probate Thomas of Waterlooville Norfolk-road Southampton died 20 July 1918 at sea Administration (with Will) London 23 April to Elizabeth Margaret James widow. Effects £105 10s.

Masonic :

Listed as a 39 year old engineer resident of Durham. The contribution register shows no explicit war service, his line closing with "Died Aug. 1918."

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