. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 17 October 1918 at the age of 18 years 6 months old. Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. example: 1847 passenger list . However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. 61541: Wayne. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. A bibliography of ship passenger lists, 1538-1825; being a guide to published lists of early immigrants to North America. For example, if there are no sailings from Ramsgate in Kent, there is no point in a researcher typing Ramsgate in a search field. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Pvt. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Sgt. Blair Witch launched the "found footage" horror trope and Otranto inaugurated the "Gothic." Interestingly enough, Otranto also employs a "found footage" gimmick with its first edition, pretending that the original manuscript was hundreds of years old, unearthed from the . Pvt. 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: His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. 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. If you don't have an account please register. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Cornelius of 132 South Hall street. "SS Lucania" - partial passenger list for voyage from Ireland to New York in 1898 "Germanic" - partial passenger list for voyage from Queenstown, Ireland to New York in 1903. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Although the destroyer H.M.S. Eventually my father had surgery to remove the bone spurs and calcium growths. The Castle of Otranto, novel by Horace Walpole, published under a pseudonym in 1764 (though first editions bear the next year's date). Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 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: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, Subseries within BT 26 - Inwards passenger lists, 1929, Available to view free at The National Archives, About our
The passenger train was carrying 342 travellers and 10 crew, with two crew on the cargo train, Hellenic Train data showed. 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. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. You can see the artist even painted in the men jumping from one ship to the other, just an unbelievable event.. Cpl. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. The Australian National Maritime Museum began collecting maritime artefacts long before it opened its doors in 1991. I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. For Dutch ships, for example Damsterdijk, also spelt Damsterdyk, only one version of the name has been selected, allowing you to view passenger lists for both spellings with one search. Biographies of many transatlantic sea captains and commanders from the 1880s through the early 1900s. 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. U.S.N.S. Such duplicates were written out again by hand (not produced using carbon paper). OANFA 1903 7,902 gross tons. For example, if you search for William Lancaster and you type in William Lan*, your search will return a list of results that include names such as William Lane or William Landau - as well as William Lancaster. To our great joy a British destroyer greeted our eyes, for here lay our only hopes. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. 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. Private Pearl B. Horn, was one of the American soldiers who was on the Otranto when she sank off the coast of Scotland and Ireland on October 6, 1918. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. These duplicate lists have been scanned to preserve the integrity of the BT27 dataset. Arthur Harmon was badly injured when he leaped from the deck of the sinking ship to that of a destroyer and recovered in the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast, Ireland. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies Although Seattle was incorporated in 1869, relatively recently for an American city, it quickly became an important center for exporting the regions rich natural resources, and so the population relied on sea travel and trade. In each case, viewing the image of the passenger list will reveal the exact term used and the precise destination of the passenger. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. 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. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. Below is an article written in the Monroe Journal October 29, 1918: [1] The 1900 Union County, NC census (Vance Township, stamped page 278) indicates the month and year of his birth as November 1898 whereas the death notice puts his birth year as about 1894. Analysis. 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. He wrapped himself around railings. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. "MED" or medical reasons. If your search returns a large number of results you may wish to sort them by clicking on the column heading, to help you scan the list of records. 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. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. Eastward bound ships when crossing this line observe the same date twice. I did have his Mandolin but at one point in my life I was really down and out and my Mom told me to sell it which I did now I wish I had kept it. Hong Kong is included under China. The Orient Line, along with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, were the two British based shipping lines that pioneered and dominated the passage of migrants by sea to Australia and other colonial outposts in the Orient, such as India, Malaysia and Hong Kong since the 1850s. And many of these men were from the State of Georgia. Pvt. This was started by Paul's father, Samuel Hirt. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. 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. There is a header, providing details about the ship and its voyage. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. It is not known what the reason for his death was. Demise. example: 1851 passenger list (scroll down) l847 Canadian list. Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. He enlisted into the Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 18 years 1 month old. I lived with my maternal grandparents most of my growing up years." Passengers For New England, pg 407. Secondly, a passenger who is shown as aged 30 on a voyage on 10th June 1935 may have been travelling on their 30th birthday and only just turned 30, or they may have been on the eve of their 31st birthday. Names have also been standardised where they appear variously as one or two words, e.g., Ionic Star and Ionicstar. Pvt. They then boarded a train in Wilkes Barre and rode into Baltimore, Maryland. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Pearl B. Horn, a private, was no doubt one of the "replacements" on their way to the war, but got side tracked for a short time due to the sinking. One had to hold to something to keep from being swept overboard. Additionally, this record set contains no incoming voyages to Britain. As well as giving you additional information, sea departure cards give you a chance to view a person's signature. He sailed aboard the, Among the names of 200 American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the transport. Pvt. It was a ruby with pearls around it. Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft. A few destinations in Africa which have yet to be allocated a country are included under Africa in the dropdown list. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. She reported to Admiral Cradock in his flagship, HMS Good Hope and then made her escape as she was no match for the German guns. 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. Again, lots of love to all. Barrow. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. He was a very handsome man, played the mandoline and used to whistle 'Listen to the Mocking Bird' when he went past our house. 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. -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. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. He mistimed it. The Azores, the Canaries and Madeira are given their own identities within the destination country list. Other services may also be available. Fremantle. Traduzioni in contesto per "advised to return him" in inglese-italiano da Reverso Context: Given his history, I was advised to return him to the authorities. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. 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. He was drowned during the sinking. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. His mother, Mrs. Sam Smith, 348 Kilgore St., Cincinnati, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. For instance, a person living in Scotland is more likely to have sailed from Glasgow or one of the other Scottish ports. Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery by Lorine McGinnis Schulze Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. The waves were so high and the destroyer so heavily loaded until she turned almost over. In the stories that Pearl Horn told to his son Paul, he told about the adventure of, Having to jump on to the deck of the British destroyer, and that many refused to do so and according to the various accounts that are now available on the web, over 400 died. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. Westfal Larsen. 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. The National Archives has passenger arrival records, sometimes called "ship passenger lists," for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). Pvt. He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. Newsome was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. Passenger lists usually give details of the overseas port to which the passenger is sailing, while remaining silent on the country in which the port is situated. Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. The manoeuvring of the Mounsey was magnificent and the destroyer was in danger of being dashed to pieces her self and she was taking on water. Wherever possible, given destination ports are those of the passenger not of the ship. National Work Council. "7h:100c:95f" was written by Kevin Rodriguez and Lauren Shippen. Sgt. My search for him that Sunday morning one week ago today was in vain. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. Your account confirms what he told me. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! I was under water for the third time. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. Researchers should note that this means that occasionally you may see two entries for the same individual which correspond to two different original copies of the same list. A typical passenger list can be divided into three parts. In 1919 P&O Line acquired a controlling interest in Orient Line. In theory if not in practice, there are no domestic British or purely European voyages in BT27, and no lists for Merchant or Royal Naval vessels or for troop ships. However, in a few minutes we got orders to go up on C deck with life preservers, which we did in a calm manner. Vessel. For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. The three parts of a list may be on a single page or spread over two or more pages. 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. Kashmir also carring American troops, in Machir Bay off the North coast of Islay, Scotland, drifted ashore and became a total wreck. Sugar was sent to Europe for the service men who did not get it because it was on the wharf in France and got rained on. Pvt. Forces. Baltimore 1868, 2321 tons, 285ft x 39ft. Many of the deaths of drowned men came from the C. A. C. September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven, Georgia, as the Otranto was carrying this unit when the shik sank on October 6, 1918. For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. Journey to Australia: Tall Trees Family History DEPARTURES: 1822-1869 London, England Liverpool, England September 25th saw the Otranto leaving America with a full load of troops on which, would be her last trip across the Atlantic. He had served 16 years in the navy prior to the war and was called up again in August 1914. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Pvt. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. 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. Pearl Horn told his son that they had to re-train on the Big French guns (his description) before going to the front. It is a wonder that the destroyer (the Mounsey) wasnt torn to pieces, for sometimes she would be a wave higher than our ship, then she would be far below; then she would come up again near us. 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. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. I was quite seasick for four days and nights, but I overcame that and felt good, although I would have been very glad to have seen land. In a letter to his mother, he tells in an interesting manner the story of the accident. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. partial passenger list. 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. 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. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. 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! 1957 Aug. You can never know what it was like until you have been upon a storming sea. His mother, Mrs. Lue Radabaugh, R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Replacement Unit #1, was being transported aboard the Otranto. We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states: New Jersey New York Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Hours and Address Enlarge Directions Address One Bowling Green, Room 328 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-401-1620 Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 Fax: 212-401-1638 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov Hours FOR SALE! Pvt. An impulse seemed to tell me to jump, so I jumped and landed safely on the bow of the ship. Edward Lewis Williams was a coal miner living in Edwardsville, Luzerne County, PA. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. For instance, if you search by last name without a first name, results without given forenames top the list, followed by the initials and exact first name matches in alphabetical order: if you click the First Name column header, results will be sorted so that the order is reversed and initials and first names top the list, with the blanks coming at the end of the list. 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. She took part in the invasion of French North Africa later that year and the landings in Sicily and Salerno in 1943. see description line storage D28 144038857786 Commander: Captain O. Cppers. He was drowned during the sinking. When war was declared in 1914 the British Admiralty requisitioned the Otranto for use as an Auxiliary Cruiser and armed her with four 4.7-inch guns. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. 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. These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. 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. Presumably Pvt. Let us know. You could see the waves break upon them. For example, you may know that your passenger sailed to Chile without knowing whether he or she disembarked at, say, Antofagasta, Iquique or Valparaiso. The dead were buried with military honors in a cemetery in Kilchoman on Islay. The passenger lists are arranged in chronological order of arrival of ships 1898-1963 and aircraft 1952-1963 interfiled (note: during 1945 a number of military flights ferried passengers and military personnel into Perth - these were usually Catalinas or Liberators which are denoted by a 5 letter call sign, e.g., G.AGUK, G.AGFM). He was not married, and had no children. Herbert A. Dodd listed above. Pvt. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 with Casual Company No. We didnt know how we could get from our ship to the destroyer, but with a most daring captain, or else he could not have done such a wonderful thing, the destroyer came alongside our ship, so near that our boys, and the crew, jumped for their lives. Cuzco. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. Present at the North African, Sicilian & Italian landings. Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year.
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