It was used by Geoffrey and Hazel Tirchett who immigrated from London to Victoria, as '10 Pound Tourists' leaving London on 3 June 1954. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. He said that he had to spend a couple days in the hospital (did not say where, but from articles, it may have been Belfast) and then on to England for final training before being sent over to France. Paul Horn continues, What I recall from my conversation with my dad, was the story of having to go to the "front" area and with many others from those units in the rear, having to pickup the dead soldiers left on the field. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto.
OTRANTO | Passengers in History The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. Accordingly, you may wish to check under both Curacao and Caracas if you are trying to find a person who went to one or other of these destinations. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Cornelius of 132 South Hall street.
Menu - 'At The Equator', RMS Otranto, Orient Line, 1954 Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. Radabaugh was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. The names of wives and children were often not included. When World War II broke out in 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Otranto and had her converted into a troop ship. Just then a great wave rushed over the top and I was completely under water that was icy cold. Synopsis Sea departure cards are marked on the search results as 'card'. View all Works. privacy policy, Need more context? He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. Please note that the A-Z drop-down list of countries includes larger and less precise entities such as Africa, Antarctica, Far East, Mediterranean Ports and South America, for cases where more specific information is not available.
WWI Ships Histories main page - RootsWeb Wherever we can, we have paired each port with its matching country. In addition, crew on passenger lists are not normally shown, although the captain or master is usually named on the header pages and some pre-printed and other lists do give details of senior staff. Pearl B. Horn passed away in 1969. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. He enlisted 5 April, 1917 from Ottawa, Kansas. Norwegian Police Emigration Records (1867 - 1973). Wayne remembers that when he was a young boy his grandfather told him how he lost friends who got cut in half by jumping to the decks of the HMS Mounsey as the sea was rolling, washing back seaman that had just jumped off the deck of the Otranto. Roger Mary knows him. These are digitised records from two. 1954 Nov 10. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New. OTRANTO | Passengers in History OTRANTO OTRANTO - 1909 OTRANTO Modify Page Content Ship Details Rig Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 2000 nhp Built 1909 Built In Belfast Tonnage 12,124g 7,433n Built By Workman Clark & Co Dimensions 535'4 x 64' x 38'7" Demise River ports on such navigable rivers as the Amazon and the Yukon mean that, for example, inland locations such as Manaus (Brazil) and Dawson City (Canada) are included. A man from my hometown saw me when I was eleven while I was unveiling the monument to the service men and he told me that he was on the same ship and saw my dad try to jump from the Otranto to the Mounsey which had pulled alongside and he fell in between. [7], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Otranto_(1925)&oldid=1124982995, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 15:49. My hopes and prayers are that he may yet survive. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. Other services may also be available. Men were in the raging sea and clinging to anything that would float. Summary Menu 'At The Equator' published by the Orient Line for passengers travelling on the SS Otranto in 1954 and used for a child's birthday party. From the Obituary section of The Allentown Morning Call, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Private John C. Geiger, up to the time of enlistment last August, employed by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company as their travelling freightagent, perished on the transport Otranto when in a collision off the Irish Coast she was beached and battered to pieces causing a loss of over 200 soldiers, Private Geiger was 33 years of age, and was known by all as a good fellow, genial, always wearing a smile and ready to do a good turn for anyone. Just a few days before his enlistment he bought himself a new automobile for her pleasure. Able Body Seaman Turner was one of the last to jump from the Otranto and saw the ship and Captain Ernest W. Davidson go down as he waved to his men as he stayed by his charge to the very end. HMS Otranto men listed on The Australian Naval War Memorial in Canberra: M. McNally, lost while serving on the Otranto. Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee about 1894 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 615 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. The ABA was a 7,937 gross ton passenger ship, 450ft x 55.8ft, twin screw motor ship, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 225-1st, 70-2nd and 70-3rd class passengers. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies It is not known what the reason for his death was. Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. He helps Isabella escape from the castle during Manfred's suspenseful pursuit, while also attracting the . What do I need to know before I start? On 6 Oct. 1918, during a heavy storm while carrying troops from America to Glasgow and Liverpool, HMS Otranto collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. Locally he was known as 'Charley'. For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. He is buried in the Chatham Naval Memorial, grave reference 28. Soon the word was passed the another ship the Kashmir, had broke her rudder and her Captain was unable to control her hitting the Otranto amidships and bow on port side. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. 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The Castle of Otranto The First Edition Preface Summary & Analysis He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. My search for him that Sunday morning one week ago today was in vain.
He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. He mistimed it. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. 56 corrugated furnaces with a combined grate surface area of 2,688 square feet (250m2) heated her boilers. Pvt. Journey to Australia: Tall Trees Family History DEPARTURES: 1822-1869 London, England Liverpool, England Forces. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. The author of the preface, "William Marshal, Gent.," claims that he found a 1529 copy of The Castle of Otranto in its original Italian in the library of an ancient Catholic family in northern England. If you don't have an account please register. "MED" or medical reasons. Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. PASSENGER LISTS Journey to Australia Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft. He wrapped himself around railings. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old.
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Passenger lists | National Library of Australia When we got on deck we found a very strong wind and high waves. -The following American survivors of the Otranto, all of them privates, have been landed here: Charles E. Smithson, David R. Roberts, George S. Taylor, Earle Garver, Stewart Early [Early Steward], Noah Taylor, William Cooney, Robert F. Schaun, Thomas A. Kelly, Ben Smith, Robert Brown, Joseph S. Richards, William Richards, Emil Peterson, Joseph M. Your ancestor may have arrived as an individual or with family. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. What kind of passenger records do we hold? On 7 September 1918, he registered for WWI draft and was serving as the YMCA Ocean Transport Secretary en route to Paris when he sailed on the HMS Otranto. However, often you will need to view both card and list, as sea departure cards usually do not contain details of destination, although they do have the date and departure port, meaning that you should be able to tell if a card relates to the same voyage as a passenger list found in your search. There was no loss of life, as we picked up all of the crew, of thirty-six French sailors. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. This information on Cpl. They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. He was listed as working for the Y.M.C.A. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. You can of course reduce this option to 'exact' or '+/- 1 year' but you may be less likely to achieve a successful result if you do. BT - Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies Division within BT - Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments BT 26 - Board of Trade:. However, in 1933, she was given a comprehensive refit to become a One Class Liner, accommodating just 770 Tourist Class passengers and she was listed as being 14,983 GRT. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Geiger of 527 Lawrence street received official word last evening and his mother is grief stricken as there existed between them a remarkably deep feeling of affection. The inclusion of Dutch, German, Swedish, Portuguese and other foreign ships means that some ships will have names that may initially look like mis- transcriptions. Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. He and others had climbed to the top deck on the port side. OTRANTO December 6th 1947 PASSENGER LIST EMPIRE DEBEN July 30th 1947 PASSENGER LIST MV DORSETSHIRE September 4th 1951 PASSENGER LIST EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND February 14 1948 PASSENGER LIST SS ORBITA February 3rd 1948 PASSENGER LIST RMS SAMARIA August 10th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS MATAROLA August 5th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. The Alfred brings no mail.
ORIENT LINE PASSENGER LIST RMS ORONTES Australia service 1953 EMIGRANTS The American landsmen thought they would be safer on board the larger vessel than the small naval craft but this was to their undoing and explained why so many were lost. Men were beginning to jump off the Otranto and onto the Mounsey some timing the jumps right and making it to the Mounsey and others were crushed as the two ships slammed together. I remember November 11, 1918 very well. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. Presumably Pvt. There is a memorial tombstone for him erected in the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia that says: "Lost at sea on the Otranto off the coast of Scotland". Of course, our first thought was a torpedo, but were told that it was nothing serious. Additionally, this record set contains no incoming voyages to Britain. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. Edward Lewis Williams was a coal miner living in Edwardsville, Luzerne County, PA. Original lists (1883-1891) also survived. HMS Otranto men listed on the Toddington St. George Roll of Honour, Bedfordshire, England: Benjamin Lewitt, Otranto Ship's Surgeon, killed during the sinking. The conditions of the sea at that time were swells of 15 to 20 feet or more and men were being thrown across the deck of the ship. The lifeboats were useless, as they had been crushed to pieces. Your son, Sorata. The Ship Hope, 1733 List A - The Captain's list List B - The signers of the Oath of Alligiance List C - The signers of the Oath of Abjuration. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds.
Collections | Australian National Maritime Museum Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. My dad had written to my mother from Georgia asking her to bring me to the train station so he could see me before he went overseas, it seems the government was sending the troops through their hometowns so they could see their families before shipping out. The sea then began to get restless. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. Arthur Harmon, No. You need to sign in to tag.
One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse However, they will not have sailed from, say, Glasgow if their destination overseas is not served by a shipping line operating out of that port, or if sailings there do run but are not departing at the date at which they need to travel. It was a ruby with pearls around it. Corporal Herbert A. Dodd drowned 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven.
Passenger list Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. Pvt. Variations of spelling have been standardised as far as possible to avoid confusion and to ease searching. Such duplicates were written out again by hand (not produced using carbon paper). So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. You can search these arrival records in our collection. Date. In 1953 the two rival vessels clashed at sea and almost come to grief. S.S. Kronprinz However, given the size of the database, unless you are dealing with a rare or distinctive name, you may find that you need to select a country (or to work through a selection of counties one at a time) for your results to be manageable. For instance, in the South African dropdown list there are the important ports of Durban (Port Natal) and Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay). You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean.
HMS Otranto - Wikipedia This information was shared with me by a relative of Seaman Ludlow. The men on the Otranto were instructed to remain calm and 15-20 minutes later were again instructed to get on deck as quickly as possible. Pvt. However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead.