First Name: | Alfred | Last Name: | CARPENTER | |
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Date of Death: | 11/03/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Wimbledon | |
Rank: | Able Seaman | Unit: | HMS Bayano | |
Memorial Site: | 1. Wimbledon, St Mary 2. Portsmouth Naval Memorial | |||
Current Information:
HMS Bayano, an armed merchant cruiser, was hit by a torpedo fired from the German submarine, U-27, on 11th March 1915 and sunk off Corsewall Point, Galloway, Ireland. Nearly 200 of her crew, including Alfred Carpenter, perished and only 26 survived. |
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