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Fireman John Dickson

Birth
Sierra Leone
Death
8 Oct 1917 (aged 25–26)
Monument
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
- SS "Greldon"
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SS "Greldon"
Born in Sierra Leone (25)

GRELDON SS was a 3.322 grt defensively armed British Merchant
steamer built in1903 .....
She was torpedoed without warning by German submarine U-96 on
October 8th 1917 when 7 miles Ene from N Arklow Light Vessel, Ireland.
28 lives were lost including the captain. (Allen Tony†)
Master was Captain D.H.Jones
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10521
SS "Greldon"
Born in Sierra Leone (25)

GRELDON SS was a 3.322 grt defensively armed British Merchant
steamer built in1903 .....
She was torpedoed without warning by German submarine U-96 on
October 8th 1917 when 7 miles Ene from N Arklow Light Vessel, Ireland.
28 lives were lost including the captain. (Allen Tony†)
Master was Captain D.H.Jones
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10521

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