First Name: | William | Last Name: | SAUNDERS | |
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Date of Death: | 28/10/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Ealing | |
Rank: | Sapper | Unit: | Royal Engineers 1/3rd Kent Field Company | |
Memorial Site: | Helles Memorial, Gallipoli | |||
Current Information:Age-28 96, Ealing Park Gardens, South Ealing Before the war, HMS Hythe was a cross-channel cargo steamer with the South East and Chatham Railways. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and saw service as a minesweeper and troop carrier in the Dardanelles. On 28th October, 1915 she was ferrying troops from Mudros to Cape Helles when she was in a collision with HMS Sarnia and sank within ten minutes. 155 of the 275 men aboard HMS Hythe died, including members of the crew but mostly men of the 1/3rd Kent Field Company of the Royal Engineers. |
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