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However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead. 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. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 20 years 3 months old. Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft. Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. Pvt. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton and London. Notes. I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. He mistimed it. His shoulder always caused him great pain and finally, he retired from his business in 1946, turning it over to my older brother Robert Morris Perrin, when he returned from WW II. Pvt Smith enlisted into the Regular Army 8 March 1918 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. She was Orient Line's second ship of that name. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden. Your son, You need to sign in to tag. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, 1957 To Quebec and Montreal), includes sailings July 1957-March 1958: 1957: Sailings of Empress of Britain, Empress of England, Empress of France and Empress of Scotland: S: Sailings to and from Europe - Saint John Season 1957-1958, November 1957-April 1958: 1957 Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. I was under water for the third time. Presumably Pvt. 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. Not all lists have survived. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm, M237, rolls 95-580 and T715 . [1], In 1926 Otranto was slightly damaged when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece during a heavy rainstorm. Thomas Goodwin was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. It was used by Geoffrey and Hazel Tirchett who immigrated from London to Victoria, as '10 Pound Tourists' leaving London on 3 June 1954. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. Many passengers are described as going on a round trip or a tourist cruise, and these are all grouped together under the single header Round Voyage. In 1919 P&O Line acquired a controlling interest in Orient Line. My search for him that Sunday morning one week ago today was in vain. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., L. Baldry contacted me about his grandfather, Francis Edwin Turner who was a crewman on the HMS Otranto. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. When the destroyer reached port he was virtually frozen stiff to the railings and they had difficulty prying him loose.. He worked hard at home to regain strength and range of motion and was far more successful that had been predicted by his surgeon. Victor Morris Perrin passed away in 1967 in Naples, Florida. While countries such as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA feature strongly, all continents are covered and you will find passengers on ships sailing to all parts of Asia, the Caribbean, South America and West Africa, even to remotest oceanic islands such as South Georgia Island. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. The sea was mountainous and the hurricane bit in, and he can remember his grandfather saying: "I will never forget it." Pvt. This means that there can be two or even three originals of some of the passenger lists within the BT27 series. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. 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. He enlisted 5 April, 1917 from Ottawa, Kansas. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. 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. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. Pvt. The differences between these different copies of the same list are usually cosmetic but there are sometimes also minor differences in content or in the Board of Trade's annotations or stamps upon them. I know he was stationed at Savannah Georgia and a friend who had seen a picture of him in his uniform said that it was Coast Artillery. Please note that different ships with the same name have not been distinguished in the ship search. S.S. Graf Waldersee arrived at the port of Philadelphia from Hamburg on 1 September 1913 - page 17 has been transcribed: page 17. September Automatic Replacement Draft Unit No. see description line storage D28 144038857786 On 6 Oct. 1918, during a heavy storm while carrying troops from America to Glasgow and Liverpool, HMS Otranto collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. U.S.N.S. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form. We were wet and cold, but were told that we would reach port in two hours. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Pvt. Some are decorative and beautiful historical documents, others are more functional in their appearance. In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. It is important to note that wherever a voyage has one or more ports of call prior to its final destination, there may be a difference between where the ship is going and where a passenger on board is going: for instance, the ship may be sailing to Sydney, Australia but passengers may disembark at, for example, Bombay in India if that is one of the ports of call en route. 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. The lifeboats were useless, as they had been crushed to pieces. 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. 1966 The Orient Line name was dropped and thenceforward disappeared. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. 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. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. Strong enough that one had to hold on to something to keep from being blown over. Commander: Captain O. Cppers. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. 1939: Troopship. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. C1E 8B0. There is a header, providing details about the ship and its voyage. example: 1847 passenger list . Present at the North African, Sicilian & Italian landings. 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. [5] On 4 August 1932 she collided with the Thames barge Why Not in the Thames Estuary at Thameshaven, Essex, England; Why Not sank.[6]. Pvt. Fremantle. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. Synopsis example: 1851 passenger list (scroll down) l847 Canadian list. Wayne remembers that when he was a young boy his grandfather told him how he lost friends who got cut in half by jumping to the decks of the HMS Mounsey as the sea was rolling, washing back seaman that had just jumped off the deck of the Otranto. Names of places have been standardised in the port dropdown list, of course, but also in the transcriptions. Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, Royal Navy Service Number 192409, was the son of Roger & Rebecca Goodwin and husband of Margaret. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. Ascension is included under St Helena. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. Forces. (note: Jennings is shown as age 1 in this census, again a good indication that 1898 is correct) A family history article by Peggy Haywood Gregory is found on page 225 of The Heritage of Union County, North Carolina, 1842-1992, Vol. 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. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. She took part in the invasion of French North Africa later that year and the landings in Sicily and Salerno in 1943. 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. - In Lists B & C, the marks of the individuals are indicated within the parenthesis.. Contributor Richard C. Gethmann Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals In the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to . Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. "MED" or medical reasons. I can remember standing in front of my mother at the funeral parlor and seeing his coffin with the flag over it. Just a few days before his enlistment he bought himself a new automobile for her pleasure. This page is owned by Joe Hartwell 2003-2019 Also capacity for 1,200 Mecca pilgrims on deck Launched Jan.1903 by D & W. Henderson, Glasgow for the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool, an Alfred Holt ( Blue Funnel Line) subsidiary. Let us know. Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. 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. 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. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. 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. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: 61541: Wayne. During the first decades of the 20th century, the . Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . The names of wives and children were often not included. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! The jump to the HMS Mounsey was 40 feet and as the sea rolled up and down was reduced to 20 feet, but if you got it wrong you were crushed or cut in half by the ships wire rope rails. 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. He sailed aboard the, Among the names of 200 American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the transport. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. As well as searching for your ancestors in the passenger lists by their name it is also possible to browse by ship. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth (Pauling) of 248 St. Leonards Road, Poplar E. Date this page was last updated March 2, 2019 He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. Cpl. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. ORIENT LINE PASSENGER LIST RMS ORONTES Australia service 1953 EMIGRANTS - $97.58. Finally, there is the summary section, which gives statistical detail on the number of passengers and usually a signature and stamp from the Board of Trade (BT), to which the list was sent by the shipping line. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. GGA Image ID # 12e0a9f329. Swadner was born in Greenville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. Variations of spelling have been standardised as far as possible to avoid confusion and to ease searching. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. A man from my hometown saw me when I was eleven while I was unveiling the monument to the service men and he told me that he was on the same ship and saw my dad try to jump from the Otranto to the Mounsey which had pulled alongside and he fell in between. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. Cuzco. We had quite a bit of rain, and a heavy sleet fell upon us too. William Brumit was killed on 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. Looking for . Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. You may search for a ship by entering the first letter of the name. His mother, Mrs. Martha McAfee, R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Norwegian Police Emigration Records (1867 - 1973). Analysis. You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. Sgt. He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants