On 15th May in 1918 the SS War Grange was torpedoed by an enemy U-Boat in the Bristol Channel some 7 miles off Newquay's Towan Head. The town's lifeboat was launched to help the stricken vessel, but five of the steamer's crew were lost. They are commemorated on a plaque in St Michael's Church and are buried in the town cemetery.
John was Third Engineer; he was 21 and the son of Joseph Smeaton Appleby of 25 North Terrace, Wallsend-on-Tyne
John was Third Engineer; he was 21 and the son of Joseph Smeaton Appleby of 25 North Terrace, Wallsend-on-Tyne
On 15th May in 1918 the SS War Grange was torpedoed by an enemy U-Boat in the Bristol Channel some 7 miles off Newquay's Towan Head. The town's lifeboat was launched to help the stricken vessel, but five of the steamer's crew were lost. They are commemorated on a plaque in St Michael's Church and are buried in the town cemetery.
John was Third Engineer; he was 21 and the son of Joseph Smeaton Appleby of 25 North Terrace, Wallsend-on-Tyne
John was Third Engineer; he was 21 and the son of Joseph Smeaton Appleby of 25 North Terrace, Wallsend-on-Tyne
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