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This is an extract from the book "The Elder Dempster Fleet in the War 1914-1919"


Elder Dempster suffered the loss of a total of 42 ships during the period covering the First World War and 30 of these ships were lost as a direct result of enemy action. “The Elder Dempster Fleet in the War 1914-1918” was published privately by EDCL in 1921 to

“pay homage and tribute to the men of a great steamship line – Messrs.
Elder Dempster and Company Limited – which, along with other British steamship lines, did its share in helping our far flung Empire through one of the darkest periods that ever marked the history of a nation”.

(I will add a transcript of this when I have time)

From the same source: casualty list (of crew only) from when the boat was sunk on 3rd October 1918

Potter W.E.
Cmdr
Kratinger, J
Steward
Clarke, T.K.
Chief Off
Voss, H.D.
Steward
Kennedy, D.M.
2nd Off
Prince, W.
Steward
Williams, D
3rd Off
Wilson, G.A.
Barber
Martin, D.S.
4th Off
Wise, G.
Steward
Geldart, J.J.
Ch Engr
Brown, J.P
Steward
Durbrow, W.
2nd Engr
George, M
Steward
Brown, D.W.
4th Engr
Rose, G.
Steward
Coomber, A.G.
Purser
Doig, S
Stwdess
Ross, J.R.
Surgeon
Cole, W
Steward
Joseph, A
Steward
Samuel, G
Steward
Gordon, W
3rd Cook
Johnson, H
Fireman
Evans, P.S.
Scullion
Campbell, T
Fireman
Bassey, A.J.
Gunner
Smart, A
Trimmer
Jones, A.W.
Steward
Slade, J
Marconi O
Hollies, W.E.
Gunner
Barnett, G.M.
Marconi O
Grier, W
Gunner
Purdie, A
A.B.
Taylor, J
Steward
Stromdal, J
A.B.
Whitaker, W
Cadet
Johanssen, J
AB.
Alexander, J
Ch. Cook
Tonkies, J
O.S.
Cail, C.W.
Bo’s’n
Johnson, G.G.
Deck Boy
Dawson, A.F.
Butcher
Adaway, C
Deck Boy
Easthope, W
Steward
Finnegan, T
Greaser
Ford, F
Steward
Cole, T
Fireman
Flynn, P.A.
Clerk
Williams, C
Fireman
Fuchs, A
Steward
Wilson, T
Fireman
Hangaard, J
A.B.
Roberts, J
Fireman
Hodel, R
Steward
Forster, C
Trimmer
Harvey, J
Steward
Dick T
Trimmer
Hull, H
Baker
Johnson, C
Trimmer
Johnson, J.H.
Steward
Bright, C
Trimmer
Jones, R
P’tryman
Lake, E
Trimmer
Malone,  T
Steward
Thomas, A
Trimmer
Myers, R.A.
Steward
Heppell, H
2nd Steward
Kelly, G
Greaser
Westlake, A
Steward
Robinson, E
Carpenter
Jones, C.E.
Cadet
Rushton, J
Steward
Hart, R.W.
Engr. (Lagos service)
Wall, J
Greaser
Stephenson, W
Steward
Yarwood, J
2nd Cook


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