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. They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1851-1891 and 1935-1938. Captain Ernest W. Davidson true to the ancient traditions of the sea, stayed with his ship and went down with her in the terrible sea as he saluted his men for one last time. OTRANTO | Passengers in History At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. Berlin 1868, 2333 tons, 285ft x 39ft. The Hirt family have run a nursery and greenhouse business in Strongsville, Ohio since 1915 and they do business throughout the world. Analysis. Oct 12, 1918 ~ 372 U.S. Soldiers Lost in Sinking of Otranto Dear Mother, the saddest thing that I have to write is that I havent heard a word of brother Clyde, but I am living in hopes that he was among the number saved. BT - Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies Division within BT - Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments BT 26 - Board of Trade:. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. The destroyer had just passed the wave valley and was just starting back up, so he not only hit with great impact but also his body had rotated in the air and he hit on his left shoulder. Passenger Lists - Ancestry Pvt. About Australia: Orient Line Migrant Ships Private Pearl B. Horn, was one of the American soldiers who was on the Otranto when she sank off the coast of Scotland and Ireland on October 6, 1918. Men were beginning to jump off the Otranto and onto the Mounsey some timing the jumps right and making it to the Mounsey and others were crushed as the two ships slammed together. Not long after breakfast, about 9:30 oclock, we felt a great jar. The Willem Ruys and Oranje passed in opposite directions . He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Like rival Dutch shipping company Nederland Line's passenger ship Oranje, the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd's William Ruys served the Netherlands-Indonesia route after the war, having been built in 1947 for that purpose. The National Archives has passenger arrival records, sometimes called "ship passenger lists," for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and December 1982 (with gaps). List of passengers, including Dutch immigrants, arriving in Australia on the SS Prinz Waldemar., 1909-10-23 - 1909-10-23 Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. His service number was 213177 and died while serving on the ship on 26 March 1918. You can search these arrival records in our collection. listen to the trailer where to start 01. Australian Ship Passenger Lists - FreeSurnameSearch On 7 September 1918, he registered for WWI draft and was serving as the YMCA Ocean Transport Secretary en route to Paris when he sailed on the HMS Otranto. I remember my Grandmother complaining there was no white flour only brown, I remember seeing maple syrup in cans shaped like a log cabin with the chimney a pouring spout, that was used in place of sugar. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Pvt. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of tthe South Australian Company. I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. Her name is Brooke and she lives in Napier, New Zealand. He wrapped himself around railings. John Elder. There is no single, standard format. He was 20 years old at the time he enlisted and was born in Montgomery, Alabama and lived at the home of his father George W. Smith, at 1111 E. Lurna St. in Pensacola, Florida at the time he enlisted. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. The accident happened not far from the same place where the Lusitania was sunk near Ireland. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Passengers - The National Archives Whilst the ships listed in the Passenger Lists records are all departing from ports in the UK, not all of the ships themselves are British. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. Journeys to Australia - Immigration Museum - Museums Victoria View all Works. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. Pvt. The actor Buster Keaton sailed to Europe on the Otranto in August of 1918 with units of the 40th Division. GGA Image ID # 12e0a9f329. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Present at the North African, Sicilian & Italian landings. In addition, crew on passenger lists are not normally shown, although the captain or master is usually named on the header pages and some pre-printed and other lists do give details of senior staff. These are contained within The National Archives' BT26 record series. RMS Otranto (1925) - Wikipedia They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. This means that there can be two or even three originals of some of the passenger lists within the BT27 series. The loss of life was heavy - 431 drowned, including 351 American soldiers - though there were 367 survivors in all. [1], In 1926 Otranto was slightly damaged when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece during a heavy rainstorm. A bibliography of ship passenger lists, 1538-1825; being a guide to published lists of early immigrants to North America. OANFA 1903 7,902 gross tons. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting emigrants to America. They then boarded a train in Wilkes Barre and rode into Baltimore, Maryland. We could see, over the right, a great high cliff of rocks, not more than a half-mile away, but no hope there, as we knew we would be dashed to death against the rocks. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. Ft. Screven, American Ex. The Island Register Ships Page Researchers should note that this means that occasionally you may see two entries for the same individual which correspond to two different original copies of the same list. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? crew, passengers, military. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. He enlisted into the Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 18 years 1 month old. Arrived at Faslane for scrapping by British Iron & Steel Corp. This ripped a large hole in her side at the point where the ships hospital was. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. Applications for any other use should be made to. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Later in life Pearl B. Horn did not talk much about the war in an detail, but one day many years ago, he told his son, Paul Horn, a few things about that time and his limited experience in the last battle of WWI, Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. Orient. HMS Otranto - Wikipedia Date of Departure: 30 June 1903. Generally, in our experience, cards give more biographical information than their matching lists. 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. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). Pvt. see description line storage D28 144038857786 Lisa continues, They were both very young men at the time. Eastward bound ships when crossing this line observe the same date twice. KAITLIN - Kelly Marie Tran RORY - Ben Daniels PROFESSOR ALCOTTE - Cyril Nri MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer CONOR - Akie Kotabe NADJULA - Munirih Grace HARRIS - Kerry Shale AGENT MURPHY- Danielle Lewis OTHER VOICES: Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Gianna Kiehl, Eric Sirakian, Chris Kelly, Maddy Kelly, Merk Nguyen 28 min Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. I can remember standing in front of my mother at the funeral parlor and seeing his coffin with the flag over it. 1939: Troopship. HMS Otranto, killed and died, casualty lists, November 1918 Pvt Smith enlisted into the Regular Army 8 March 1918 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. About this time the HMS Mounsey was coming along side and the swells crashed the two ships together. The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. I lived with my maternal grandparents most of my growing up years." Fremantle. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. Sea departure cards are marked on the search results as 'card'. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! U.S.N.S. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. If you don't have an account please register. On the far side of the ring you can see 5 British Naval Officers watching the match. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. The sea then began to get restless. U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge. I am sure if he was lost you will hear it from Washington before you get this letter. Passing time with a boxing match on board the HMS Otranto with Seaman Francis Edwin Turner on the left and an unidentified sailor from another ship on the right. William Patrick Battle, Jr. was from Augusta, Georgia. 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. He had served 16 years in the navy prior to the war and was called up again in August 1914. 1949: Resumed Australian service. The Alfred brings no mail. London, Naples, via Suez Canal, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. When we landed I found I couldnt walk very well. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. Other services may also be available. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. Early ships and passengers to America - Genealogy Village The dead were buried with military honors in a cemetery in Kilchoman on Islay. Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. United States Emigration and Immigration FamilySearch For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. Pearl B. Horn passed away in 1969. 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 Bennett was from Woodeliff, Georgia and took basic training at Ft. Screven. Date. 1888-1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas. Your ancestor may have arrived as an individual or with family. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. Smith was assigned to Co. G, 1st Infantry, Ohio National Guard (Co. G 148 Infantry). Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. Seaman Turner made it safely and years later was able to tell his story to his grandson, Wayne. Barrow. Passenger Arrival Records | National Archives Ships and Passenger Lists of Polish WW2 DPs arriving from Africa and Europe 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. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - Genes Reunited If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. When I was a child we had a book about the first world war and the last page was about the Troopship Otranto which had been sunk. Lisa recalls that Owen Tucker, her grandfather never spoke about the disaster but his brother Edward Tucker did only when he had a couple of drinks. Sugar was sent to Europe for the service men who did not get it because it was on the wharf in France and got rained on. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. 1957 Aug. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. Forces. Kish was assigned to the 72nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. 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. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. 1 and agrees with his birth year being 1898 but offers little more information on Jennings (though they thought he was returning from WWI on the transport ship which is a mistake). Please note that the A-Z drop-down list of countries includes larger and less precise entities such as Africa, Antarctica, Far East, Mediterranean Ports and South America, for cases where more specific information is not available. Dull was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Pvt. He was listed as working for the Y.M.C.A. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. General MB Stewart arrived at the port of New York from Bremenhaven on 22 Feb 1952 - two manifest pages have been transcribed partial passenger list. I cannot write any more. Twentieth century lists include even more details and can give the town or county of origin, as well as the names of other family members, destination, physical description, and . For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. You could see the waves break upon them. Boston, Massachusetts Ship Passenger Lists | How to Find Them 61541: Wayne. You need to sign in to tag. Original lists (1883-1891) also survived. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. In the Second World War the second Otranto was converted into a troop ship and a Landing ship, infantry. Cuzco. I think I held to this chain for nearly an hour; but I wasnt lonesome, as two other soldiers were holding to the same chain. When World War II broke out in 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Otranto and had her converted into a troop ship. 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. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. The Battle of Coronel took place on 1 November 1914 with the loss of the British ships HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth with very heavy loss of life. It is not necessary to select a destination country before searching. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. I was the only War Orphan in my town and that is why I was selected to unveil the monument. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. Passenger lists - The National Archives Please note that different ships with the same name have not been distinguished in the ship search. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. Geoffrey already had three brothers living in Australia. When war was declared in 1914 the British Admiralty requisitioned the Otranto for use as an Auxiliary Cruiser and armed her with four 4.7-inch guns. Cpl. Find a ship: In this database you will be able to find ships, not only those which departed directly from Norway, but also other transatlantic ships which carried emigrants. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. Pvt. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states: New Jersey New York Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Hours and Address Enlarge Directions Address One Bowling Green, Room 328 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-401-1620 Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 Fax: 212-401-1638 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov Hours Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. In February 1957 she made her final voyage, from the UK to Sydney, Australia via Cape Town, South Africa. 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 . River ports on such navigable rivers as the Amazon and the Yukon mean that, for example, inland locations such as Manaus (Brazil) and Dawson City (Canada) are included. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. When the destroyer reached port he was virtually frozen stiff to the railings and they had difficulty prying him loose.. We do not want for anything. Paul F. Smith service number 793373 was killed during the sinking of the Otranto on 6 October, 1918. Pearl B. Horn enlisted into the United States Army on May 4, 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, MO, did his basic training at Camp Hancock, Georgia, and then he went to Fort Dade, Florida for artillery duty. Passenger List on Stitcher Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. Where an age is given for a passenger in the original list, we have calculated the approximate year of birth using the simple subtraction of the age from the year of voyage. Pvt. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. Pvt. Passenger Lists | State Records of South Australia Just a few days before his enlistment he bought himself a new automobile for her pleasure. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. Sgt. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. Roy C. Dilts was most likely in the same unit from Ft. Screven, Georgia as Cpl. Everything went well until Saturday night of the 5th, when we found ourselves on a high sea. Dr. Bowden, surgeon-superintendent, reports them to be in a highly healthy state, no diseases but measles having exhibited itself. Orient Line - TheShipsList McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. Wherever possible, given destination ports are those of the passenger not of the ship. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. And many of these men were from the State of Georgia. However, in other instances, the port in question can be small and obscure, or now known by a different name, or not have a unique name. The inclusion of Dutch, German, Swedish, Portuguese and other foreign ships means that some ships will have names that may initially look like mis- transcriptions. 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. September 25th saw the Otranto leaving America with a full load of troops on which, would be her last trip across the Atlantic. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. Ellis Island Passenger Lists 1903 | GG Archives - Gjenvick About Australia: Flotto Lauro Line Migrant Ships The author of the preface, "William Marshal, Gent.," claims that he found a 1529 copy of The Castle of Otranto in its original Italian in the library of an ancient Catholic family in northern England. OTRANTO | Passengers in History Firstly, the simple calculation ignores the date of voyage within the year: for instance, a passenger who was aged 21 and who travelled on 1st January 1911 is more likely to have been born in 1889, while a passenger of the same age who travelled on 31st December 1911 is much more likely to have been born in 1890, yet both will displayed in your results with the calculated year of birth of 1890.
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