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R.M.S. Leinster - Crew
R.M.S. Leinster - Crew
R.M.S. "Leinster" was torpedoed in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, on the morning of 10th October 1918. The ship was travelling from Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales. Three torpedoes were fired at the ship by a German submarine, UB-123. The first torpedo missed, but the second hit the mail room, and the third hit the engine room. There were over 770 people on board, comprising crew, civilians, military personnel (including medical staff of doctors and nurses), and postal sorters. It is now thought that of these, there were over 550 casualties. This community remembers some of the crew (casualties and survivors) who were on board.
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Born 1857
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)
Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - "Leinster"
Other Empire Force Captain R.M.S. "Leinster" Mercantile Marine
More about William Birch -
Born 1869
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine)
Other Empire Force Fourth Engineer Officer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leinster" (Dublin)
More about John David Crispin -
Born 1896
Died 1918
Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)
Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Leinster" (Dublin)
More about Louisa Parry -
Born 1883
Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)
More about William John Brennan