S.S. Tuscania
S.S. Tuscania 05/02/1918
Displacement: 14348 grt.
Length: 167.4m. Beam: 20.5 m. Draught: 7.4 m.
Propulsion: 2 x Parsons geared steam turbines, 8 Scotch boilers, twin shaft, twin screws
Machinery:
Complement: Over 2200
Men Lost: 166
Armament: 1 x 4-inch naval gun
Length: 167.4m. Beam: 20.5 m. Draught: 7.4 m.
Propulsion: 2 x Parsons geared steam turbines, 8 Scotch boilers, twin shaft, twin screws
Machinery:
Complement: Over 2200
Men Lost: 166
Armament: 1 x 4-inch naval gun
Built by Stephen & Sons Ltd. - Alexander Stephen, Glasgow for the Anchor Line.
Hastings & St. Leonards Advertiser - Thursday 10 September 1914
LAUNCH OF NEW LINER.—Messrs, Alexander Stephen and Sons, Ltd., have just launched from their yard at Govan the new twin -crew turbine steamer, * Tuscania,” built for the Anchor Line. The new vessel is of a strikingly handsome and imposing appearance, her dimensions being: Length, 567 feet ; breadth, 66 feet 6 inches; and depth, 15 feet; with a gross tonnage of about 14,000 tons, and she will have a displacement when fully loaded of about 20,000 tons. Accommodation is being provided for about 2,500 passengers of three classes—3so first class, 150 second class, and about 2,000 third class. The electric lighting, heating, and ventilation, and sanitary arrangements are thoroughly up-todate, and lifesaving appliances have been provided to meet all the requirements of the International Conference for the safety of life at sea. The “ Tuscania,” along with her sister ship the * Transylvania,” which is completing at Messrs. Scott’s yard at Greenock, is intended for the Mediterranean and New York service of the Anchor Line.
Hastings & St. Leonards Advertiser - Thursday 10 September 1914
LAUNCH OF NEW LINER.—Messrs, Alexander Stephen and Sons, Ltd., have just launched from their yard at Govan the new twin -crew turbine steamer, * Tuscania,” built for the Anchor Line. The new vessel is of a strikingly handsome and imposing appearance, her dimensions being: Length, 567 feet ; breadth, 66 feet 6 inches; and depth, 15 feet; with a gross tonnage of about 14,000 tons, and she will have a displacement when fully loaded of about 20,000 tons. Accommodation is being provided for about 2,500 passengers of three classes—3so first class, 150 second class, and about 2,000 third class. The electric lighting, heating, and ventilation, and sanitary arrangements are thoroughly up-todate, and lifesaving appliances have been provided to meet all the requirements of the International Conference for the safety of life at sea. The “ Tuscania,” along with her sister ship the * Transylvania,” which is completing at Messrs. Scott’s yard at Greenock, is intended for the Mediterranean and New York service of the Anchor Line.
History
Kerry News - Monday 05 April 1915
NEW ANCHOR LINER “TUSCANIA." By far the largest and finest vessel ever built. for the Anchor Line arrived in New York on February 16 from Glasgow and Liverpool. The steamship is named the “Tuscania,”” and was launched from the shipbuilding yards of Alexander Stephens and Sons,, Ltd., at Linthouse, Govan last September. The vessel is of a strikingly handsome and imposing appearance being 567 feet long. 66 ft. 6 inches in breadth, and 45 feet deep with a gross tonnage of about 14,000 tons. When fully loaded she will have a displacement of 20,000 tons. The ‘“Tuscania’” has accommodations for 2,500 passengers, comprising 350 first class, 150 second class, and about 2,000 third class.
NEW ANCHOR LINER “TUSCANIA." By far the largest and finest vessel ever built. for the Anchor Line arrived in New York on February 16 from Glasgow and Liverpool. The steamship is named the “Tuscania,”” and was launched from the shipbuilding yards of Alexander Stephens and Sons,, Ltd., at Linthouse, Govan last September. The vessel is of a strikingly handsome and imposing appearance being 567 feet long. 66 ft. 6 inches in breadth, and 45 feet deep with a gross tonnage of about 14,000 tons. When fully loaded she will have a displacement of 20,000 tons. The ‘“Tuscania’” has accommodations for 2,500 passengers, comprising 350 first class, 150 second class, and about 2,000 third class.
The Loss
On 24 January 1918, Tuscania left Hoboken, New Jersey for Liverpool as part of convoy HX20 with a general cargo and over 2000 U.S. troops onboard.
During the day of the 5th February 1918 the convoy was sighted by UB-77 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Meyer.
Due to the escort vessels Kapitänleutnant Meyer decided to follow the convoy and attack in the evening under the cover of darkness.
At about 18.40 two torpedoes were fired at S.S. Tuscania. One torpedo missed but the second struck on the starboard side in the boiler room. The ship remained afloat for about 4 hours and during that time the vast majority of the troops and crew were rescued, mostly by the Royal Navy destroyers H.M.S Mosquito and H.M.S. Pigeon.
There are varying reports of people lost of between 166 and 210. Most of the bodies recovered were washed ashore on the Isle of Islay. where they were buried in several graveyards.
During the day of the 5th February 1918 the convoy was sighted by UB-77 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Meyer.
Due to the escort vessels Kapitänleutnant Meyer decided to follow the convoy and attack in the evening under the cover of darkness.
At about 18.40 two torpedoes were fired at S.S. Tuscania. One torpedo missed but the second struck on the starboard side in the boiler room. The ship remained afloat for about 4 hours and during that time the vast majority of the troops and crew were rescued, mostly by the Royal Navy destroyers H.M.S Mosquito and H.M.S. Pigeon.
There are varying reports of people lost of between 166 and 210. Most of the bodies recovered were washed ashore on the Isle of Islay. where they were buried in several graveyards.
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 09 February 1918
SMART MANOUVERING OF THE DESTROYERS
FIFTEEN LOOKOUTS THE DOOMED VESSEL
A special correspondent the Associated Press of America, telegraphing from Irish port, says: A mass of swirling wreckage on a calm sea marks the grave of the Tuscania. Survivors agree that no one the wake of foam the torpedo came towards the vessel. It was black night, and no alarm came from any one of the fifteen lookouts- Veteran British officers on board who had been torpedoed several times marvelled at the coolness of the men, many of them youths. The survivors do not agree whether the submarine emerged after torpedoing the Tuscania. Several the ship’s officers said they saw her periscope and conning tower once. Most of the Americans were lost through the Tuscania’s sudden list after being torpedoed, which caused a faulty launching of the lifeboats. The torpedo caused her to list almost immediately starboard. Instead of ploughing forward in this fashion, as most vessels do in the circumstances, the Tuscania stopped dead. A shiver ran through her, and she heeled over at a dangerous angle. Hundreds of men were preparing to jump overboard when British destroyer boldly drew right alongside. When the men saw this many leaped from the decks to the deck of the waiting destroyer. This destroyer took off several hundreds —all she could carry—and moved away. she steamed with her deck loaded with Americans another destroyer emerged out of the darkness on the Tuscania's port side, now high out the water. When the men the doomed ship had recovered from their surprise at this unexpected and skilful manoeuvre on the part of the British commander there was a scramble from the port side, and many men saved themselves sliding down the incline. The bodies of twenty-four Americans were recovered yesterday.
SMART MANOUVERING OF THE DESTROYERS
FIFTEEN LOOKOUTS THE DOOMED VESSEL
A special correspondent the Associated Press of America, telegraphing from Irish port, says: A mass of swirling wreckage on a calm sea marks the grave of the Tuscania. Survivors agree that no one the wake of foam the torpedo came towards the vessel. It was black night, and no alarm came from any one of the fifteen lookouts- Veteran British officers on board who had been torpedoed several times marvelled at the coolness of the men, many of them youths. The survivors do not agree whether the submarine emerged after torpedoing the Tuscania. Several the ship’s officers said they saw her periscope and conning tower once. Most of the Americans were lost through the Tuscania’s sudden list after being torpedoed, which caused a faulty launching of the lifeboats. The torpedo caused her to list almost immediately starboard. Instead of ploughing forward in this fashion, as most vessels do in the circumstances, the Tuscania stopped dead. A shiver ran through her, and she heeled over at a dangerous angle. Hundreds of men were preparing to jump overboard when British destroyer boldly drew right alongside. When the men saw this many leaped from the decks to the deck of the waiting destroyer. This destroyer took off several hundreds —all she could carry—and moved away. she steamed with her deck loaded with Americans another destroyer emerged out of the darkness on the Tuscania's port side, now high out the water. When the men the doomed ship had recovered from their surprise at this unexpected and skilful manoeuvre on the part of the British commander there was a scramble from the port side, and many men saved themselves sliding down the incline. The bodies of twenty-four Americans were recovered yesterday.
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 09 February 1918
THE TUSCANIA. THE CASUALTIES LOWER THAN SUPPOSED.
The Secretary of the Admiralty announces the following figure saved from the Tuscania:-
U.S. military officers 113
Men 1,917
Officers of crew 16
Men 181
Passengers 6
Naval ratings 2
Total saved— 2,235
Total missing 166
One hundred, and forty-eight survivors were landed at a point in Scotland, of which 134 were United States ranks, including 7 officers, 10-crew, and 3 passengers. One hundred and twenty six bodies have been recovered, and are being buried. These numbers may be revised again. The Anchor Line officials at Glasgow stated last night that they cannot as yet compile a complete list of the saved and lost members of the crew of the Tuscania. There was a crew of 235. Of these, definite information has been received of safety of 180. Of the remaining 55 certain number have reached island off the West Coast of Scotland, but their names are not yet available. It is also possible that some of the crew were short, and others shipped New York. few days must yet elapse before a complete list of the crew can be issued. Further stories were retailed yesterday the sinking the transport. A medical officer among the survivors says the commander of a destroyer which dropped a bomb into the water when a submarine was sighted is satisfied that the boat was-accounted for. Captain M'Lean, the commander of the liner was saved, and a number of Liverpool men are amongst the survivors of crew.
THE TUSCANIA. THE CASUALTIES LOWER THAN SUPPOSED.
The Secretary of the Admiralty announces the following figure saved from the Tuscania:-
U.S. military officers 113
Men 1,917
Officers of crew 16
Men 181
Passengers 6
Naval ratings 2
Total saved— 2,235
Total missing 166
One hundred, and forty-eight survivors were landed at a point in Scotland, of which 134 were United States ranks, including 7 officers, 10-crew, and 3 passengers. One hundred and twenty six bodies have been recovered, and are being buried. These numbers may be revised again. The Anchor Line officials at Glasgow stated last night that they cannot as yet compile a complete list of the saved and lost members of the crew of the Tuscania. There was a crew of 235. Of these, definite information has been received of safety of 180. Of the remaining 55 certain number have reached island off the West Coast of Scotland, but their names are not yet available. It is also possible that some of the crew were short, and others shipped New York. few days must yet elapse before a complete list of the crew can be issued. Further stories were retailed yesterday the sinking the transport. A medical officer among the survivors says the commander of a destroyer which dropped a bomb into the water when a submarine was sighted is satisfied that the boat was-accounted for. Captain M'Lean, the commander of the liner was saved, and a number of Liverpool men are amongst the survivors of crew.
Barbados Agricultural Reporter - Monday 11 February 1918
An Irish Port, Feb. 7.—The bodies of 44 of the missing victims of the Tuscania disaster were washed up to-day on the rocks, 15 miles from the scene of the torpedoing. All were Americans, and their bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. A pathetic feature is that although all the victims wore tags, no identification numbers had been put on them because they had not been assigned to definite army unite. Therefore there is no way to identify them, and they will be buried in one grave.
Dundee Courier - Monday 11 February 1918
IDENTITY OF SOLDIERS DROWNED ON TUSCANIA. FINGER PRINTS TO BE TAKEN OF ALL UNRECOGNISABLE BODIES.
Washington, Saturday. War Department has ordered the taking finger prints of all unrecognisable bodies soldiers recovered from the Tuscania for comparison with the records here by an expert for the purpose of establishing their identity.—Reuter.
An Irish Port, Feb. 7.—The bodies of 44 of the missing victims of the Tuscania disaster were washed up to-day on the rocks, 15 miles from the scene of the torpedoing. All were Americans, and their bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. A pathetic feature is that although all the victims wore tags, no identification numbers had been put on them because they had not been assigned to definite army unite. Therefore there is no way to identify them, and they will be buried in one grave.
Dundee Courier - Monday 11 February 1918
IDENTITY OF SOLDIERS DROWNED ON TUSCANIA. FINGER PRINTS TO BE TAKEN OF ALL UNRECOGNISABLE BODIES.
Washington, Saturday. War Department has ordered the taking finger prints of all unrecognisable bodies soldiers recovered from the Tuscania for comparison with the records here by an expert for the purpose of establishing their identity.—Reuter.
The Wreck
S.S. Tuscania has the UKHO Wreck Card 3681.
The first entry on the card gives a position 553600N, 062900W and ''Position 7 miles Nof Rathlin Island Lt.''
In 1953 it was charted as NDWPA (Non-Dangerous Wreck Position Approximate) in the above position.
A survey by H.M.S Cook in 1956 failed to find the wreck.
The first entry on the card gives a position 553600N, 062900W and ''Position 7 miles Nof Rathlin Island Lt.''
In 1953 it was charted as NDWPA (Non-Dangerous Wreck Position Approximate) in the above position.
A survey by H.M.S Cook in 1956 failed to find the wreck.
Survey Vessel H.M.S. Cook
In 1985 the wreck was located by BUE Subsea in position 553428N, 063118W. The echo sounder shows a general depth of 86m with the wreck showing a depth of 80m. the description on the card as follows: ''No scour. DCS3 ht 5 mtrs. Length 70 to 80 mtrs. lying 175/355 deg. Not well defined. Two other contacts possibly wkge, but considered probably natural features lie approx 450 mtrs to the west.''
The last update was in 1997 from A Prichard of Belfast Coastguard who stated: ''Reported that vessel was carrying 3000 tons nickel ingots, some of which and the bell have been recovered. Concerns expressed that vessel is a war grave and should not be interfered with.''
The last update was in 1997 from A Prichard of Belfast Coastguard who stated: ''Reported that vessel was carrying 3000 tons nickel ingots, some of which and the bell have been recovered. Concerns expressed that vessel is a war grave and should not be interfered with.''
Crew Lost †05/02/1918
Name - ANDERSON, John (60)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Agnes Anderson.
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Agnes Anderson.
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - BAIKIE, Walter (21)
DOB - 1896
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Alexander and Barbara Baikie (nee Morrison) of 63, Plantation St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - 7th Engineer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
John o' Groat Journal - Friday 13 February 1920
IN MEMORIAM.
BAIKIE.~In loving memory of my dear son. Walter, who was drowned at sea in the a SS Tuscania,” through enemy action, on 5th February, 1915, “To memory dear.” —inserted by his father. Plantation Street, Glasgow.
DOB - 1896
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Alexander and Barbara Baikie (nee Morrison) of 63, Plantation St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - 7th Engineer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
John o' Groat Journal - Friday 13 February 1920
IN MEMORIAM.
BAIKIE.~In loving memory of my dear son. Walter, who was drowned at sea in the a SS Tuscania,” through enemy action, on 5th February, 1915, “To memory dear.” —inserted by his father. Plantation Street, Glasgow.
Name - BOYLE, Daniel (20)
DOB - 1897
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of John and Margaret Boyle (nee O'Donnell), of Middle Dore, Bunbeg, Co. Donegal
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Londonderry Standard - Monday 09 June 1919
THE TUSCANIA DISASTER. DONEGAL MEN'S GLAIM, At Letterkenny Quarter Sessions on Thursday, before his Honour Judge Cooke, K.A"., John Boyle, Gweedore, applied for arbitration under the Workmen's Compensation Act in the matter of the amount to be awarded in claim in respect of his son Daniel, who was lost in the Tuscania, torpedoed on the 5th February, 1918, Applicant stated his son Daniel was 19 years of age when he sailed on the Tuscania as trimmer on his first and last voyage, boing lost with the vessel on the rectum voyage, on which his rating was fireman His wages were £11 10s per month, His Honour fixed the amount of compensation at £240, of which £l40 was allocated to the parents and £25 to each of the four dependant brothers and sister, Edward Boyle, Gweedore, was an applicant in respect of his son, also named Daniel, who sailed the same time as his namesake on the Tuscania, and was lost in the same disaster. He also was aged 19, Evidence of earnings being given, £220 was awarded —£l00 to the parents and £2O to each of six dependant brothers and sisters,
DOB - 1897
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of John and Margaret Boyle (nee O'Donnell), of Middle Dore, Bunbeg, Co. Donegal
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Londonderry Standard - Monday 09 June 1919
THE TUSCANIA DISASTER. DONEGAL MEN'S GLAIM, At Letterkenny Quarter Sessions on Thursday, before his Honour Judge Cooke, K.A"., John Boyle, Gweedore, applied for arbitration under the Workmen's Compensation Act in the matter of the amount to be awarded in claim in respect of his son Daniel, who was lost in the Tuscania, torpedoed on the 5th February, 1918, Applicant stated his son Daniel was 19 years of age when he sailed on the Tuscania as trimmer on his first and last voyage, boing lost with the vessel on the rectum voyage, on which his rating was fireman His wages were £11 10s per month, His Honour fixed the amount of compensation at £240, of which £l40 was allocated to the parents and £25 to each of the four dependant brothers and sister, Edward Boyle, Gweedore, was an applicant in respect of his son, also named Daniel, who sailed the same time as his namesake on the Tuscania, and was lost in the same disaster. He also was aged 19, Evidence of earnings being given, £220 was awarded —£l00 to the parents and £2O to each of six dependant brothers and sisters,
Name - BOYLE, Denis (19)
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Ned and Rose Boyle (nee Sweeney), of Upper Dore, Bunbeg, Co. Donegal
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Ned and Rose Boyle (nee Sweeney), of Upper Dore, Bunbeg, Co. Donegal
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - BREMNER, Alexander (24),
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Alexander Bremner, of 18, Greenhaugh St., Govan, Glasgow,
Early History -
Rank - Able Seaman (no. Clyde 5/2402), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve,
Service History - Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial & the Tower Hill Memorial.
Sources:
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Alexander Bremner, of 18, Greenhaugh St., Govan, Glasgow,
Early History -
Rank - Able Seaman (no. Clyde 5/2402), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve,
Service History - Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial & the Tower Hill Memorial.
Sources:
Name - BUCHANAN, W
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Steward, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Steward, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - CAULFIELD, Hugh (38) Served under the name KELLY
DOB -
Place of Birth - Derry
Parents -
Early History - Husband of Mary Caulfield (nee Carley), of Meeting St., Maghera, Co. Derry
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Derry
Parents -
Early History - Husband of Mary Caulfield (nee Carley), of Meeting St., Maghera, Co. Derry
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - CONNOLLY, James (16)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Valentine Connolly, of 136, Elder St., Govan, Lanarkshire, and the late Bridget Connolly
Early History -
Rank - Ordinary Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Valentine Connolly, of 136, Elder St., Govan, Lanarkshire, and the late Bridget Connolly
Early History -
Rank - Ordinary Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - CROSSAN, Bernard (17)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Bernard and Margaret Crossan
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Bernard and Margaret Crossan
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - CRUZ, E.,
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - CUTAJAR, Andrea (17)
DOB - 1900
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Catherine Cutajar, of Sda Sammat 106, Valletta, Malta, and the late Alfonso Cutajar
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1900
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Catherine Cutajar, of Sda Sammat 106, Valletta, Malta, and the late Alfonso Cutajar
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - FREEMAN, Thomas (19)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - HOLMES, Andrew (31)
DOB - 1886
Place of Birth - Glasgow,
Parents - Son of Jeanie Holmes, and the late Andrew Holmes
Early History - Husband of Isabella Holmes, of 52, William St., Anderston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1886
Place of Birth - Glasgow,
Parents - Son of Jeanie Holmes, and the late Andrew Holmes
Early History - Husband of Isabella Holmes, of 52, William St., Anderston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - HONEYMAN, John (38)
DOB - 1879
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Helen Honeyman (nee Green), of 84, Richard St., Anderston, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1879
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Helen Honeyman (nee Green), of 84, Richard St., Anderston, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - JENKINS, John (20)
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth -Airdrie.
Parents - Son of John and Annie Hogg Jenkins, of 23, Hayburn Crescent, Partick, Glasgow.
Early History -
Rank - Wireless Operator, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Buried in the Kilchoman Military Cemetery, Isle of Islay
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth -Airdrie.
Parents - Son of John and Annie Hogg Jenkins, of 23, Hayburn Crescent, Partick, Glasgow.
Early History -
Rank - Wireless Operator, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Buried in the Kilchoman Military Cemetery, Isle of Islay
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Hamilton Advertiser - Saturday 09 March 1918
The War.— Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Mossbank, Benhar Road, Shotts, have received official intimation of the death of their only son, John, aged 20 years, who was drowned at sea through enemy action on 5th February last. The young man was trained as a wireless operator in the N.B. Wireless Schools, and joined the service in June of last year. This was his fourth voyage, and in his short career he once before had been on a ship that suffered from the deadly torpedo. He was second Marconi officer on the Tuscania on its fateful voyage, and he is now numbered with those who have given their all in the great conflict. His body has been buried in the Island of Islay, where so many of the victims of the Tuscania’s loss find their last resting place. Of a quiet disposition, the young man was well known and esteemed by a large circle of friends. Hamilton Advertiser - Saturday 11 September 1920
MEMORIAL TO FALLEN SOLDIERS. In the Congregational Church last Sunday afternoon a very interesting and Impressive service conducted the Rev Thomas MacRobert, M.A. Dreghorn, ex-chairman of the Congregational Union The the unveiling of the the memory of the men on the church’s roll of honour who fell in Great War. The Rev. Mr. MacRobert preached from the text ''Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life” (Rev ii 10) He devoted his address to the life and death of James Renwick the last of the Scottish martyrs and his remarks claimed the attention of the large audience who listened earnestly to what the preacher had to say of the martyred Covenanter In alluding to the record of men connected with church who had served with the forces during the war said of 81 had gone forth 16 had been killed or died of wounds on service. To the memory of the men the memorial about to be unveiled is a permanent record of the sacrifice they made. Before unveiling the tablet Mr Alex Smith church president addressed a few words to the congregation. The tablet having been uncovered and the ''Last Post ”sounded from from the church steps the service was closed by the pronouncing of the Benediction and the playing of the “ Dead March” The choir under the leadership of Mr James D Hepburn sang several anthems in the course of the service. The tablet, which is placed in the vestibule of the church bears the following inscription “ 1914-1919 To the glory of God and in grateful memory of the undermentioned men connected with this church who made the supreme sacrifice for the cause of freedom in the Great War: ................................ John Jenkins wireless operator on troopship 'Tuscania’ ............................‘ ''Remember the love of those who came not home from the war’ ‘' Be thou faithful unto death’ ” |
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Name - KING, Robert Colquhoun (18)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of William King, of 12, Elderslie St., Anderston, Glasgow, and the late Jane King
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of William King, of 12, Elderslie St., Anderston, Glasgow, and the late Jane King
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
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Name - LOGAN, J
DOB - Place of Birth - Parents - Early History - Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine Service History - Buried in the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay |
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Name - MALCOLM, Edward Carrigan (18)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Robert Baird Malcolm, of 38, William St., Anderston, Glasgow, and the late Catherine Malcolm,
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Robert Baird Malcolm, of 38, William St., Anderston, Glasgow, and the late Catherine Malcolm,
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - MASON, Thomas (33) (Served under the name John WHITE,)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Andrew and Helen Mason
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Andrew and Helen Mason
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McCRORY, WILLIAM (32)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late William and Hannah McCrory. Born at Strabane, Ireland
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late William and Hannah McCrory. Born at Strabane, Ireland
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McDERMOTT, Patrick Edward (17)
DOB - 1900
Place of Birth -Moville, Co. Donegal
Parents - Son of Elizabeth McDermott, of 6, Whitehall Court, Anderston, Glasgow and the late Patrick Edward McDermott
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1900
Place of Birth -Moville, Co. Donegal
Parents - Son of Elizabeth McDermott, of 6, Whitehall Court, Anderston, Glasgow and the late Patrick Edward McDermott
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McDOWALL, George (36)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late George and Isabella McDowall.
Early History - Husband of Elizabeth McDowall (nee Skinner), of 7, Graham St., Partick, Glasgow.
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late George and Isabella McDowall.
Early History - Husband of Elizabeth McDowall (nee Skinner), of 7, Graham St., Partick, Glasgow.
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McDUFF, Samuel (18)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Samuel and Isabella McDuff, of 4, Whitehall St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Samuel and Isabella McDuff, of 4, Whitehall St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McFADYEN, Thomas (19)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of James and Ellen McFadyen; husband of Helen McFadyen (nee O'Hagan), of 50, Lime St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of James and Ellen McFadyen; husband of Helen McFadyen (nee O'Hagan), of 50, Lime St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McFARLANE, Hector MacDonald (17)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of John MacDonald McFarlane and Mary Walkinshaw Gilchrist McFarlane (nee Rhind), of 264, Parchment Rd., Glasgow,
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of John MacDonald McFarlane and Mary Walkinshaw Gilchrist McFarlane (nee Rhind), of 264, Parchment Rd., Glasgow,
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McGARRITY, John (31)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late Bernard and Margaret McGarrity
Early History -
Rank - Greaser, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late Bernard and Margaret McGarrity
Early History -
Rank - Greaser, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McHUGH, James (17)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Patrick and Mary McHugh of 25, West Bothwell St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald - Saturday 07 February 1920
M‘HUGH ~— 2nd Anniversary. — In loving memory of James, beloved son of Patrick and Mary M‘Hugh, who was drowned in the s.s, “Tuscania,’” on 5th February, 1918. Sadly missed.—R.l.P.
Oh! clasp him, Jesus, to thy breast,
In pity let Thy Heart incline;
And grant him, Lord, eternal rest,
Let light for ever on him shine.
It's not the tears at the moment shed
That tell how loved is the soul that is fled;
But tears through many a long night wept,
And sad remembrance fondly kept.
The shock was great, the blow severe,
To part with one we loved so dear;
Its only those who have lost can tell
The pain of parting without saying farewell. —inserted by His sorrowing father and mother, 25 West Bothwell Street, Anderston.
Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald - Saturday 05 February 1921
M‘HUGH—3rd Anniversary.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of James, beloved son of Patrick and Mary M‘Hugh, who was drowned in the s.s. “Tuscania” on 5th February, 1918. On whose soul, Sweet Jesus, have mercy.—R.l.P..
In the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart,
Dear Jesus, may he rest;
We miss him much, but still we know
Thy holy will is best. --
inserted by Mrs Flanagan, 21 Hill Street, Anderston.
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Patrick and Mary McHugh of 25, West Bothwell St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald - Saturday 07 February 1920
M‘HUGH ~— 2nd Anniversary. — In loving memory of James, beloved son of Patrick and Mary M‘Hugh, who was drowned in the s.s, “Tuscania,’” on 5th February, 1918. Sadly missed.—R.l.P.
Oh! clasp him, Jesus, to thy breast,
In pity let Thy Heart incline;
And grant him, Lord, eternal rest,
Let light for ever on him shine.
It's not the tears at the moment shed
That tell how loved is the soul that is fled;
But tears through many a long night wept,
And sad remembrance fondly kept.
The shock was great, the blow severe,
To part with one we loved so dear;
Its only those who have lost can tell
The pain of parting without saying farewell. —inserted by His sorrowing father and mother, 25 West Bothwell Street, Anderston.
Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald - Saturday 05 February 1921
M‘HUGH—3rd Anniversary.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of James, beloved son of Patrick and Mary M‘Hugh, who was drowned in the s.s. “Tuscania” on 5th February, 1918. On whose soul, Sweet Jesus, have mercy.—R.l.P..
In the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart,
Dear Jesus, may he rest;
We miss him much, but still we know
Thy holy will is best. --
inserted by Mrs Flanagan, 21 Hill Street, Anderston.
Name - McKINNON, Peter (20) Served under the name MEEK.
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Helen and the late Ronald McKinnon; husband of Margaret McKinnon (nee Doyle), of 64, Stevenson St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Helen and the late Ronald McKinnon; husband of Margaret McKinnon (nee Doyle), of 64, Stevenson St., Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Seaman Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McKINNON, William Melville (17)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Dugald and Jane McKinnon, of 91, Finnieston St., Anderston, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Dugald and Jane McKinnon, of 91, Finnieston St., Anderston, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McLOUGHLIN, Charles (40)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Dublin
Parents - Son of the late John and Mary Ann McLoughlin
Early History - Husband of Joan McLoughlin (Nee Holmes), of 38, Nelson St., Tradeston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Dublin
Parents - Son of the late John and Mary Ann McLoughlin
Early History - Husband of Joan McLoughlin (Nee Holmes), of 38, Nelson St., Tradeston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McMICHAEL, George (44) Served under the name McGREGOR
DOB -
Place of Birth - Greenock
Parents - Son of Rachael McMichael, of 15, Regent St., Greenock, and the late George McMichael
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Greenock
Parents - Son of Rachael McMichael, of 15, Regent St., Greenock, and the late George McMichael
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McMILLAN, John (35)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Isabella McMillan (nee Ritchie), of Pier House, Carradale, Argyll, and the late Donald McMillan
Early History -
Rank - Greaser, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Isabella McMillan (nee Ritchie), of Pier House, Carradale, Argyll, and the late Donald McMillan
Early History -
Rank - Greaser, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - McPHEE, Charles (34)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Tempo, Co. Fermanagh
Parents - Son of Michael and Mary Ann McPhee;
Early History - Husband of Ellen McPhee of 12, Somerville St., Clydebank, Dumbarton
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Tempo, Co. Fermanagh
Parents - Son of Michael and Mary Ann McPhee;
Early History - Husband of Ellen McPhee of 12, Somerville St., Clydebank, Dumbarton
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - MIARES, Pedro (46)
DOB - 1872
Place of Birth - Paraguay
Parents -
Early History - Husband of Elizabeth Miares (nee Gosling), of 6, Frederick St., Liverpool
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1872
Place of Birth - Paraguay
Parents -
Early History - Husband of Elizabeth Miares (nee Gosling), of 6, Frederick St., Liverpool
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - MORRISON, Donald John (27)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Bella Morrison (nee MacRae), of Smerclate, South Uist and the late Dugald Morrison
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Bella Morrison (nee MacRae), of Smerclate, South Uist and the late Dugald Morrison
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
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Name - MULLEN, Charles (58)
DOB - Place of Birth - Glasgow Parents - Son of the late Charles and Mary Mullen Early History - Husband of Alice Mullen (nee Fenton), of 53, Keir St., Glasgow Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine Service History - Buried at the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay. Despite having a grave Charles Mullen is also remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial. |
Photo: Julian Dowse
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Name - NICHOLSON, George (21)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Alexander Nicholson, and the late Elizabeth Nicholson (nee Lindsay) of 640, South St., Whiteinch, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of Alexander Nicholson, and the late Elizabeth Nicholson (nee Lindsay) of 640, South St., Whiteinch, Glasgow
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - OAKLEY, George (16)
DOB -
Place of Birth - Birkenhead
Parents - Son of Sarah Oakley (nee Dixon) of 107, Norton St., Bootle, Lancs, and the late Henry Oakley
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Cook, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Birkenhead
Parents - Son of Sarah Oakley (nee Dixon) of 107, Norton St., Bootle, Lancs, and the late Henry Oakley
Early History -
Rank - Assistant Cook, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - QUIGLEY, John (17) Served as EVANS J
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late Mary Quigley
Early History - Husband of Annie Quigley (nee Riddock), of 61, Richard St., Anderston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of the late Mary Quigley
Early History - Husband of Annie Quigley (nee Riddock), of 61, Richard St., Anderston, Glasgow
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - REILLY, Peter (36)
DOB - 1881
Place of Birth - Co. Leitrim
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1881
Place of Birth - Co. Leitrim
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - SHEPHERD, Peter (19)
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Peter and Mary Shepherd, of 223, Holm St., Anderston, Glasgow.
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1898
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of Peter and Mary Shepherd, of 223, Holm St., Anderston, Glasgow.
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - SILVA, M. (42)
DOB - 1875
Place of Birth - Portugal
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB - 1875
Place of Birth - Portugal
Parents -
Early History -
Rank - Seaman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
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Name - SIMPSON, G.
DOB - Place of Birth - Parents - Early History - Rank - Steward, Mercantile Marine Service History - Buried at the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay |
Photo: Julian Dowse
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Name - STEWART, H
DOB - Place of Birth - Parents - Early History - Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine Service History - Buried at the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay |
Photo: Ronnie Cusworth
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Name - SULLIVAN, Thomas (34) Served under the name PATERSON T
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Daniel and Christina Sullivan (nee Paterson)
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth - Glasgow
Parents - Son of the late Daniel and Christina Sullivan (nee Paterson)
Early History -
Rank - Fireman, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Name - WYLIE, James Alexander (18)
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of James Alexander Wylie, of 89, North St., Glasgow, and the late Sarah Jane Wylie
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
DOB -
Place of Birth -
Parents - Son of James Alexander Wylie, of 89, North St., Glasgow, and the late Sarah Jane Wylie
Early History -
Rank - Trimmer, Mercantile Marine
Service History - Remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
An Unknown Sailor. Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay
Isle of Islay Cemeteries
Funeral to U.S. Servicemen on Isle of Islay
Over 120 bodies were washed ashore on the Isle of Islay, where they were buried in hastily created mass graveyards at Kilnaughton, Killeyan, Kinnabus and at Port Charlotte. Some also washed ashore in Ireland.
Two years later the bodies were disinterred, and either repatriated back to the United States or moved to the American Military Cemetery at Brookwood in Surrey.
There are now only 11 graves in the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery. Five of these are crew members from the S.S. Tuscania , four named and one unknown.
Also the grave of an American soldier from the SS Tuscania, Private Roy Muncaster. His grave was left as his family requested that his remains were not disturbed.
Two years later the bodies were disinterred, and either repatriated back to the United States or moved to the American Military Cemetery at Brookwood in Surrey.
There are now only 11 graves in the Kilnaughton Military Cemetery. Five of these are crew members from the S.S. Tuscania , four named and one unknown.
Also the grave of an American soldier from the SS Tuscania, Private Roy Muncaster. His grave was left as his family requested that his remains were not disturbed.
Photo: Geoffrey Gillon
The other 5 graves are from WW2
One other crew member, wireless operator John Jenkins, is buried in Kilchoman Military Cemetery.
One other crew member, wireless operator John Jenkins, is buried in Kilchoman Military Cemetery.
Globe - Tuesday 12 February 1918
TUSCANIA VICTIMS. Two bodies of American soldiers from the torpedoed Tuscania were washed ashore the mainland Scotland last night. The victims now total 163. Practically all were interred two adjoining villages on island by last night. To preserve identification all have been buried separate graves, the coffins and belongings being carefully numbered. There were 140 survivors landed on the island.
TUSCANIA VICTIMS. Two bodies of American soldiers from the torpedoed Tuscania were washed ashore the mainland Scotland last night. The victims now total 163. Practically all were interred two adjoining villages on island by last night. To preserve identification all have been buried separate graves, the coffins and belongings being carefully numbered. There were 140 survivors landed on the island.
Evening News (London) - Monday 18 March 1918
TUSCANIA BURIAL GROUND. The burial ground at Port Charlotte, in Islay (Hebrides), in which are laid 50 American soldiers who lost their lives when, the Tuscania was sunk, has now been enclosed by a stout fence, which effectually protects it until it can be permanently walled in. The graves have been arranged, so that each body is covered by a separate mound of turf, and the whole enclosure has been put in neat condition,
TUSCANIA BURIAL GROUND. The burial ground at Port Charlotte, in Islay (Hebrides), in which are laid 50 American soldiers who lost their lives when, the Tuscania was sunk, has now been enclosed by a stout fence, which effectually protects it until it can be permanently walled in. The graves have been arranged, so that each body is covered by a separate mound of turf, and the whole enclosure has been put in neat condition,
The burial ground at Port Charlotte
Forres Elgin and Nairn Gazette, Northern Review and Advertiser - Wednesday 20 March 1918
AMERICA'S DEAD IN ISLAY.
AMERICAN sentiment has began greatly moved by accounts recently published in the United States of the landing and burial of many of the Tuscania’s victims in Islay. Newspapers in every part of the country have given graphic descriptions of the Hebrides and photographs of Port Charlotte burial-ground, where fifty of the American soldiers have been interred. The eager hospitality of the islanders to the survivors of the troopship, and the pious and affecting ceremony which attended the last rites of the dead have occupied more space, and occasioned more poignant and appreciative comment than anything else that has taken place since America entered into the war. The heart of the United States—so readily touched by dramatic things, and in these days peculiarly by any kindness to their absent sons—has warmed to Scotland merely because the Hebrideans naturally dealt with the survivors and the dead of the Tuscania as if they had been their own kith and kin. Typical of the American comment on the subject is the following from a leading article entitled “ Graves in Scotland " in the Louisville Courier-Journal :--
“ The burial of the victims of the Tuscania disaster at the seaside under the cliffs of the rugged Scotch coast, Scotch fisherfolk and farmers attending as mourners, will, no doubt, return to the soil of the motherland many young men in whose veins flowed the blood of Scotch ancestors. “ Scotch emigration to the colonies and to the United States after the colonies became the United States gave to this country a numerous and a sturdy element which has, through generations, clung to its traditions and its ideals and retained many of its racial characteristics. There is no state or city—there is hardly a town or village—that is without descendants of Scotch emigrants. There is no descendant of a Scot who does not hold Scotland first in his estimation of the units composing the British Isles and the United Kingdom, and pay to his ancestors’ land a leal allegiance which does not make him less loyal as an American than otherwise he could be. ''The first American dead-—at least the first Americans who died under arms, after many non-combatants had been murdered at sea by Germans pirates—were buried in France, which gave to America Rochambeau and Lafayette. The graves of the victims of the Tuscania are in a country which gave America an element of population that always has been an element of moral strength and of military strength. Those graves are where many of those who pause reverently before a mound marking the last resting place of an American soldier will find a family name. Scotland gave much, in blood and in the courage of council fires, to the freedom of America. In the death of the soldiers who were lost when the Tuscania was torpedoed America makes a return which serves to cement the more closely the friendship of the Americans and the Scotch” The ground at Port Charlotte has been fenced round, and will shortly be permanently enclosed. ‘ At the request of the U.S. Consul twenty-four of the bodies were recently exhumed in order that finger-prints could be taken for identification purposes, after which they were reverently recommitted to the earth. Glasgow News.
AMERICA'S DEAD IN ISLAY.
AMERICAN sentiment has began greatly moved by accounts recently published in the United States of the landing and burial of many of the Tuscania’s victims in Islay. Newspapers in every part of the country have given graphic descriptions of the Hebrides and photographs of Port Charlotte burial-ground, where fifty of the American soldiers have been interred. The eager hospitality of the islanders to the survivors of the troopship, and the pious and affecting ceremony which attended the last rites of the dead have occupied more space, and occasioned more poignant and appreciative comment than anything else that has taken place since America entered into the war. The heart of the United States—so readily touched by dramatic things, and in these days peculiarly by any kindness to their absent sons—has warmed to Scotland merely because the Hebrideans naturally dealt with the survivors and the dead of the Tuscania as if they had been their own kith and kin. Typical of the American comment on the subject is the following from a leading article entitled “ Graves in Scotland " in the Louisville Courier-Journal :--
“ The burial of the victims of the Tuscania disaster at the seaside under the cliffs of the rugged Scotch coast, Scotch fisherfolk and farmers attending as mourners, will, no doubt, return to the soil of the motherland many young men in whose veins flowed the blood of Scotch ancestors. “ Scotch emigration to the colonies and to the United States after the colonies became the United States gave to this country a numerous and a sturdy element which has, through generations, clung to its traditions and its ideals and retained many of its racial characteristics. There is no state or city—there is hardly a town or village—that is without descendants of Scotch emigrants. There is no descendant of a Scot who does not hold Scotland first in his estimation of the units composing the British Isles and the United Kingdom, and pay to his ancestors’ land a leal allegiance which does not make him less loyal as an American than otherwise he could be. ''The first American dead-—at least the first Americans who died under arms, after many non-combatants had been murdered at sea by Germans pirates—were buried in France, which gave to America Rochambeau and Lafayette. The graves of the victims of the Tuscania are in a country which gave America an element of population that always has been an element of moral strength and of military strength. Those graves are where many of those who pause reverently before a mound marking the last resting place of an American soldier will find a family name. Scotland gave much, in blood and in the courage of council fires, to the freedom of America. In the death of the soldiers who were lost when the Tuscania was torpedoed America makes a return which serves to cement the more closely the friendship of the Americans and the Scotch” The ground at Port Charlotte has been fenced round, and will shortly be permanently enclosed. ‘ At the request of the U.S. Consul twenty-four of the bodies were recently exhumed in order that finger-prints could be taken for identification purposes, after which they were reverently recommitted to the earth. Glasgow News.
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Kinnabus, Isle of Islay
Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 07 September 1918
MULL. BURIAL OF AN AMERICAN SOLDIER. We are indebted to Mr" Christopher Meadows, who is a guest of Mrs Cheape, at Inniemore Lodge, Carsaig, Mull, for a sketch, here reproduced, of St. Mary's graveyard, Carsaig Bay, where the body of an American soldier was buried om Sunday, 25th August, 1918. The body came ashore the previous Friday, and notice was sent to the local authorities at Bunessan, who came to Carsaig on Saturday and arranged to bury it there. Evidently the body was that of one of the American soldiers lost in the sinking of the Tuscania in March, when so many bodies were washed ashore in Islay. The ploughman at Inniemore, John M‘Lean, made a coffin in the workshop at Carsaig, and, beautifully decorated with flowers, it was carried to the grave on a Union Jack by the Squire's workmen. All in the place reverently followed it, headed by the Squire and her party and Mr M'Kinnon, Manager. Mr Meadows read part of the Anglican Church Burial Service. Altogether it was a most impressive scene, and every respect and honour was paid to the remains of one of America's Gallant Soldier Sons.
MULL. BURIAL OF AN AMERICAN SOLDIER. We are indebted to Mr" Christopher Meadows, who is a guest of Mrs Cheape, at Inniemore Lodge, Carsaig, Mull, for a sketch, here reproduced, of St. Mary's graveyard, Carsaig Bay, where the body of an American soldier was buried om Sunday, 25th August, 1918. The body came ashore the previous Friday, and notice was sent to the local authorities at Bunessan, who came to Carsaig on Saturday and arranged to bury it there. Evidently the body was that of one of the American soldiers lost in the sinking of the Tuscania in March, when so many bodies were washed ashore in Islay. The ploughman at Inniemore, John M‘Lean, made a coffin in the workshop at Carsaig, and, beautifully decorated with flowers, it was carried to the grave on a Union Jack by the Squire's workmen. All in the place reverently followed it, headed by the Squire and her party and Mr M'Kinnon, Manager. Mr Meadows read part of the Anglican Church Burial Service. Altogether it was a most impressive scene, and every respect and honour was paid to the remains of one of America's Gallant Soldier Sons.
Killeyan Cemetery
Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 17 July 1920
AMERICAN GRAVES IN ISLAY.
On the evening of July 3, Bruichladdich was roused to a scene of activity by the arrival at the pier of the s.s. Groningen, flying the Belgian flag, and carrying scores of American officers and soldiers, with motor transports and a labour battalion from Liverpool. These are now busily engaged in the arduous work of exhuming the bodies of the American victims of the Tuscania disaster (February 5, 1918) and the Otranto disaster (October 6, 1918). Owing to the distance separating the graves, this will occupy the men for more than a month. There are some 300 bodies to be disinterred in Kilchoman Cemetery - a beautiful spot situated quite near the ancient graveyard dating back to Culdee times. On the way may be seen a glimpse of loch Gruinart, on whose shores were born the parents of General M‘Lellan, who commanded the Federal Forces of President Lincoln on the outbreak of the Civil War, 1861-2. There are about 50 bodies in the graveyard near Port Charlotte. It was opposite this village in Lochindaal, an inlet of the Atlantic, that in 1812 an American privateer, known as the '' Bloody Yankee,” burnt five British vessels, but fortunately no lives were lost. The other graves at Kilnaughton, Killeyan, Kinnabus , are on the south-cast side of Islay near the monument erected on the Mull of Oa by the American Red Cross Society in memory of their fellow-countrymen. The American and English Transport Drivers have made a good impression on the people of Islay, and their coming coinciding as it did with the influx of holiday visitors from Glasgow. makes this district very unlike its usual quiet appearance.
AMERICAN GRAVES IN ISLAY.
On the evening of July 3, Bruichladdich was roused to a scene of activity by the arrival at the pier of the s.s. Groningen, flying the Belgian flag, and carrying scores of American officers and soldiers, with motor transports and a labour battalion from Liverpool. These are now busily engaged in the arduous work of exhuming the bodies of the American victims of the Tuscania disaster (February 5, 1918) and the Otranto disaster (October 6, 1918). Owing to the distance separating the graves, this will occupy the men for more than a month. There are some 300 bodies to be disinterred in Kilchoman Cemetery - a beautiful spot situated quite near the ancient graveyard dating back to Culdee times. On the way may be seen a glimpse of loch Gruinart, on whose shores were born the parents of General M‘Lellan, who commanded the Federal Forces of President Lincoln on the outbreak of the Civil War, 1861-2. There are about 50 bodies in the graveyard near Port Charlotte. It was opposite this village in Lochindaal, an inlet of the Atlantic, that in 1812 an American privateer, known as the '' Bloody Yankee,” burnt five British vessels, but fortunately no lives were lost. The other graves at Kilnaughton, Killeyan, Kinnabus , are on the south-cast side of Islay near the monument erected on the Mull of Oa by the American Red Cross Society in memory of their fellow-countrymen. The American and English Transport Drivers have made a good impression on the people of Islay, and their coming coinciding as it did with the influx of holiday visitors from Glasgow. makes this district very unlike its usual quiet appearance.
Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 02 August 1920
The bodies of U.S. soldiers drowned off Scotland in the torpedoed Tuscania are being disinterred for removal to America.
The bodies of U.S. soldiers drowned off Scotland in the torpedoed Tuscania are being disinterred for removal to America.
Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, Isle Of Islay. Photo: Julian Dowse.
Memorial
Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 21 December 1918
AMERICAN MONUMENT IN ISLAY. Plans have been approved for the monument which the American Red Cross will erect at Islay as a memorial to the dead of the Tuscania and Otranto disasters. The site is on the Mull of Oa, a rocky promontory 500 feet above the sea, overlooking the various small cemeteries in which the American soldiers are buried. The monument will be constructed of native stone, gathered close by the site, and will be about sixty feet in height. The tower was designed by Mr R. J. Walker, 1.A., Glasgow.
AMERICAN MONUMENT IN ISLAY. Plans have been approved for the monument which the American Red Cross will erect at Islay as a memorial to the dead of the Tuscania and Otranto disasters. The site is on the Mull of Oa, a rocky promontory 500 feet above the sea, overlooking the various small cemeteries in which the American soldiers are buried. The monument will be constructed of native stone, gathered close by the site, and will be about sixty feet in height. The tower was designed by Mr R. J. Walker, 1.A., Glasgow.
Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser - Saturday 20 September 1919
AMERICAN MONUMENT ON THE MULL OF OA, ISLAY. Very rapid progress is made with the building of the Memorial for the American Soldiers who lost their lives in the disasters to the troopships ‘' Tuscania'' and ‘'Otranto.” The Memorial is being erected by the American Red Cross, and the form is a massive tower of masonry similar to a lighthouse tower, rising to a height of 60 feet. Bronze plates will bear the inscriptions. The site is on the highest ground above the high headland of the Mull of Oa, and the tower. when finished, will be visible from the sea for a great many miles. The building has now reached the height of 40 feet, and already the Monument can be seen from most parts of Islay. Probably the opening ceremony will take place about the middle of October.
AMERICAN MONUMENT ON THE MULL OF OA, ISLAY. Very rapid progress is made with the building of the Memorial for the American Soldiers who lost their lives in the disasters to the troopships ‘' Tuscania'' and ‘'Otranto.” The Memorial is being erected by the American Red Cross, and the form is a massive tower of masonry similar to a lighthouse tower, rising to a height of 60 feet. Bronze plates will bear the inscriptions. The site is on the highest ground above the high headland of the Mull of Oa, and the tower. when finished, will be visible from the sea for a great many miles. The building has now reached the height of 40 feet, and already the Monument can be seen from most parts of Islay. Probably the opening ceremony will take place about the middle of October.
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Daily Record - Tuesday 14 October 1919
Islay Memorial. The United States memorial erected at Mull of Oa, Islay to the sailors and soldiers who lost their lives in the disaster to the transports Tuscania and Otranto off Islay last year, was to have been unveiled by the American Ambassador this month but the ceremony has been postponed, until early in the spring of next year, to suit the Ambassador's convenience The memorial is practically completed. |
