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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 :

See also: Wrecksite EU: DUNRAVEN CARGO SHIP 1910-1917 "DUNRAVEN HMS (ex Boverton - Collier) was a British Armed Special Service Ship of 3,117grt. Also known as a Q Ship. On the 8th August 1917 when on Government Service she was captured by German submarine UC-71 and shelled and badly damaged. Whilst under tow for England she sank when 130 miles W from Ushant (Ouessant). Owned by E. T. Radcliffe & Co, Cardiff. The following account is given in British Warship Losses WW1 on Q Ships: On the 8th August 1917, 130 miles southwest of Ushant (Ouessant) in the Bay of Biscay at 48°00’N, 7°37’W, coastal minelayer "UC-71" was seen which submerged and closed before surfacing astern at the start of a three hour engagement. The submarine slowly approached and at 11.43hrs opened fire at long range, Campbell making smoke and sending off a panic party. "DUNRAVEN" was hit, her depth charges detonated and the stern caught fire. Crew members, including Lt Bonner and Po Pitcher stayed hidden as the fire raged. A 4 inch gun and crew was then blown away revealing "DUNRAVEN´s" identity and "UC-71" dived. A second panic party abandoned ship, and after "DUNRAVEN" had been hit by a torpedo, yet a third party went over the side, leaving only two guns manned. "UC-71" came back up, shelled "DUNRAVEN" and again submerged. Campbell now replied with two torpedoes that missed, and around 15.00 hrs, the U-boat finally headed away; "DUNRAVEN’s" complement is not known, but one of her crew was killed. British destroyer "Christopher" picked up the survivors and took "DUNRAVEN" in tow before heading for Plymouth, but she sank at 01.30hrs early on the 10th August 1917 to the north of Ushant (Ouessant) (48°38’N, 5°28’W). ref. used:British Warship Losses WW1 Allen Tony 18/04/2013 SS Boverton was hired by the Admiralty as a submarine decoy vessel. She was damged by gunfire in an exchange with German submarine UC-71 when 130 miles West of the Ouessant on the 9th August 1917. She sank whilst under tow in the English Channel on the 19th August 1917."

MORRISON (25), Seaman (no. 5848/A), C G M, D S M, SS Dunraven, Royal Naval Reserve, †19/09/1917, Son of Mrs. H. Morrison, of 12, Sudworth Rd., New Brighton, Wallasey, Memorial: Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery"

The notice of his death and funeral appeared in the Liverpool Daily Post 1st October, 1917:- "MORRISON - September 19, at the Dela Marine Hospital, France, through wounds received in action, aged 25 years, Alexander Salisbury Morrison (R.N.R.), D.S.M,, G.M., G.G.M. (Prudence Lodge 2114), eldest beloved son of Harriet Morrison and of the late Alexander W. Morrison, Frankby Villa, [-]ndworth-road, New Brighton. Servie at St. James's Church, New Brighton, on Wednesday next, at 3 p.m.; intement at Rake-lake Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. "Friends will please accept this-the only-intimation.)

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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