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Fireman Arthur Thomas Butler

Birth
Northfleet, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Death
15 Jun 1917 (aged 28–29)
Burial
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
- SS "Wapello" (I) - Tanker
Memorial ID
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SS "Wapello" (I) - Tanker

Son of Ellen Mary Jane Butler, of ., Tilbury Docks, Essex & the late William Butler.

Born at Northfleet, Kent


Jan Lettens 13/01/2012:

" Wapello, built by ....... was a British tanker of 5.576 tons.

On June 15th, 1917, Wapello, on a voyage from Philadelphia to Thames Haven with a cargo of benzine, was sunk by the German submarine UC-71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel), 14 miles WSW of the Owers lightvessel. 2 persons were lost."

Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?78740

SS "Wapello" (I) - Tanker

Son of Ellen Mary Jane Butler, of ., Tilbury Docks, Essex & the late William Butler.

Born at Northfleet, Kent


Jan Lettens 13/01/2012:

" Wapello, built by ....... was a British tanker of 5.576 tons.

On June 15th, 1917, Wapello, on a voyage from Philadelphia to Thames Haven with a cargo of benzine, was sunk by the German submarine UC-71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel), 14 miles WSW of the Owers lightvessel. 2 persons were lost."

Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?78740


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