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Chief Officer William Conrad Seymour

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Chief Officer William Conrad Seymour

Birth
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Death
9 Nov 1917 (aged 31–32)
Burial
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
- SS "Umgeni"
Memorial ID
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SS "Umgeni"
Husband of Nellie Seymour, of 9, Malvern Rd., Wallasey Village, Cheshire.
Born at Manchester (31)

On November 7th, 1917, the British steel cargo ship UMGENI, built in 1898
by Laing James & Sons Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Bullard,
King & Co., left Clyde - Liverpool for Lagos, and went missing.
She was last spoken to on 9th and not heard of ever since.
30 people lost their lives. [Jan Lettens]
Master was Captain John Creamer Brett (41)
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?142272
SS "Umgeni"
Husband of Nellie Seymour, of 9, Malvern Rd., Wallasey Village, Cheshire.
Born at Manchester (31)

On November 7th, 1917, the British steel cargo ship UMGENI, built in 1898
by Laing James & Sons Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Bullard,
King & Co., left Clyde - Liverpool for Lagos, and went missing.
She was last spoken to on 9th and not heard of ever since.
30 people lost their lives. [Jan Lettens]
Master was Captain John Creamer Brett (41)
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?142272

Gravesite Details

Mercantile Marine


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