In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. Pvt. privacy policy, Need more context? He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. Pearl B. Horn enlisted into the United States Army on May 4, 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, MO, did his basic training at Camp Hancock, Georgia, and then he went to Fort Dade, Florida for artillery duty. 1954 Nov 10. This means that you are likely to find what initially appear to be discrepancies when you click through to the image of the passenger list. One had to hold to something to keep from being swept overboard. He mistimed it. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 31 July 1918 at the age of 19 1/2 years old. HMS Otranto A collision that took the lives of 431 including 351 American soldiers. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. These are digitised records from two. Thomas and Margaret Goodwin had a son named Charles Goodwin who served in the Scottish Rifles and was killed in action during WWI just two years earlier at the Battle of the Somme when only 19-years of age and he is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Names of places have been standardised in the port dropdown list, of course, but also in the transcriptions. For instance, a person living in Scotland is more likely to have sailed from Glasgow or one of the other Scottish ports. He is buried in the Chatham Naval Memorial, grave reference 28. A few destinations in Africa which have yet to be allocated a country are included under Africa in the dropdown list. Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. On the far side of the ring you can see 5 British Naval Officers watching the match. In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. Pvt. I cannot write any more. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Please note that different ships with the same name have not been distinguished in the ship search. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . Barrow. It was a ruby with pearls around it. Just a few days before his enlistment he bought himself a new automobile for her pleasure. The first was a 1909 passenger liner that in 1914 became the armed merchant cruiser HMSOtranto and in 1918 was lost as a result of a collision. Ascension is included under St Helena. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. Researchers should note that there is no strict geographical relation between, for example, a passenger's last address within the British Isles and the port from which they embarked overseas. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. But I meant to do all in my power to make good. About this time the HMS Mounsey was coming along side and the swells crashed the two ships together. The Persian Gulf is included under Iran but a voyage marked as heading for that destination might of course have called at ports on the opposite side of the Gulf: you need to search under Iran to cover this possibility. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. Edward's body was later washed ashore in Scotland. Two sons of Mrs. J. S. Harmon, of Inman, both in the service of their country, were on the British transport Otranto that was sunk off the coast of Ireland when she was rammed by the Kashmir, one of whom, Arthur, was saved, the other, Clyde being lost. When I was a child we had a book about the first world war and the last page was about the Troopship Otranto which had been sunk. His father, Frank Kish of 2885 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. Pvt. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. We have been treated well since we landed here. C1E 8B0. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. We do not want for anything. His mother, Mrs. Martha McAfee, R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. We have constructed the database in such as way so that, where a port has had two names within the period covered by the BT27 data series, the ports are joined together in the drop-down list and therefore are searched together. One of them was brother Clydes top sergeant Sergt. 1957 Aug. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. Additionally, this record set contains no incoming voyages to Britain. I am sure if he was lost you will hear it from Washington before you get this letter. Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. The Otranto is the first of the new Orient liners to be fitted with wireless, and during her present trip she was able to maintain communication with 23 shore stations and 45 steamers. 61541: Wayne. Let us know. Your account confirms what he told me. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. 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. By providing the drop-down list, we save a researcher from searching for information which is not within the database. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) 1 from Fort Screven Georgia, and sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918. Again, lots of love to all. Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . View all Works. These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. His service number was 213177 and died while serving on the ship on 26 March 1918. We were delayed four or five hours. Phone: (902)-569-2333 and (902)-894-9885 The following 4 vessels, the Alexander, Jane, Lucy, and British Queen were all associated with the migration of Scots Catholics from Clanranald's Estates! He tried to time his jump to the destroyer so he would land on the destroyer as it was at its wave peak or at least just starting back down. Looking for . Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, Royal Navy Service Number 192409, was the son of Roger & Rebecca Goodwin and husband of Margaret. Read tagging guidelines. 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. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. I was the only War Orphan in my town and that is why I was selected to unveil the monument. Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. Our ship, a British transport, the Otranto, was a large well-armed vessel. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. This ship had gone wrong and could not be steered, so on a raging wave she plunged right into the middle of our ship, tearing a great hole in her side. Laid down in 1916 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow for the Imperial Russian Government, work was suspended when the October Revolution occurred and she was taken over by the Shipping . I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. There is then the body of the list, giving details of the passengers travelling on board. Private Pearl B. Horn was discharged from the Army on February 1, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. In many cases, the country is self-evident, i.e., Boston is of course in USA, Melbourne in Australia and so on. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. Corporal Herbert A. Dodd drowned 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. 406. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. Locally he was known as 'Charley'. 406 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. HMS Otranto men listed on the Toddington St. George Roll of Honour, Bedfordshire, England: Benjamin Lewitt, Otranto Ship's Surgeon, killed during the sinking. Westfal Larsen. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. It is not known what the reason for his death was. You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. We were told that our ship had been rammed by another large ship, which was carrying troops also, the name of this ship was ____________ (erased by censor). S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., Pvt. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. Others were on deck, but their hold wasnt very good and they were swept overboard. Lisa recalls that Owen Tucker, her grandfather never spoke about the disaster but his brother Edward Tucker did only when he had a couple of drinks. I remember November 11, 1918 very well. Hirt was shared with me by Roy Pfundstein ( who was a friend of the family. For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. 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. Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd., Orient Line, reg. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. Oct. 13, 1918. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. Passenger Lists From Ireland - 1803 - #1 Passenger List From Ireland - 1803 - #2 Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 1839 She was Orient Line's second ship of that name. National Work Council. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. Seaman Francis Edwin Turner is marked with the "X", middle of the back row. crew, passengers, military. 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". He was survived by his wife Elizabeth (Pauling) of 248 St. Leonards Road, Poplar E. Date this page was last updated March 2, 2019 The Willem Ruys and Oranje passed in opposite directions . Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. 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. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. Wherever possible, given destination ports are those of the passenger not of the ship. He has no known grave and is recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent, UK. View the catalogue description for. HMS Otranto, killed and died, casualty lists, November 1918 World War 1, Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies Researched & compiled by Don Kindell 1st - 31st OCTOBER 1918 in date, ship/unit & name order SS Leinster, lost 10 October 1918 with Royal Navy men onboard (Dave Martin, click to enlarge) on to November 1918 Notes: Sorata. This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1851-1891 and 1935-1938. Present at the North African, Sicilian & Italian landings. Born November 27, 1893 in Poplar, London. She spent the last months of 1914 in the South Atlantic off the West Coast of South America looking for the German Cruiser Squadron commanded by Admiral von Spee. Clifford Ardell Carpenter - Born 21 October 1876 in Oconomowoc, WI, died 6 October 1918 off the Coast of Scotland during the sinking of the Otranto. Like rival Dutch shipping company Nederland Line's passenger ship Oranje, the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd's William Ruys served the Netherlands-Indonesia route after the war, having been built in 1947 for that purpose. Arthur Harmon, No. Hudson was from Jakin, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. 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. Men were in the raging sea and clinging to anything that would float. This was the first time I had realized that I had been hurt. You need to sign in to tag. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. An impulse seemed to tell me to jump, so I jumped and landed safely on the bow of the ship.