Every Man Remembered - Royal British Legion

[Rudolf H B]

I have written two stories and placed several poppies.

- No age and/or number: You should ask CWGC to change it in their database, it is used by the site.

- The whole story is written in one line without headlines and blocks. -
  You should structure a longer story with CAPITALS and ">", "-", "*" or else ...

- If you want to remember someone with photo & story: Prepare everything & do a spell check.
  Upload photo and story, - you are allowed to do a final edit.
  When you hit the final button, no more edits and updates are allowed!

- I have put a link at the end of my stories. Each of my 'heroes' has his own post in my blog,
  where I am posting updates and new results of my searches.

Regards
Rudolf

NB: There is no visible LOGIN-Button. Try to place a poppy, you will be asked to register.
      Than look for the line where you can log in ...

     

[Kimbrey]

Hi RudolfHB

Thank you for your help-I think the answer possibly lies in the fact that this ship was "missing" and as far as I can see (googleing) it is not known where she lies but she is a listed "war grave"

The SS Adriatic (cargo) sailed from Newport and was lost 31 October 1916

My ancestor was born in 1900-enlisted in the Army in 1915 giving his age as 19
Was discharged in March 1916 due to "mis statement of age" and immediately enlisted in the Mercantile Marine so was only 16 when he died

Kim

[Rudolf H B]

Hi Kim,

too young to die. I have just entered his ship in the English Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Adriatic

She might be lost in the Biscay - drifting mine or torpedo, October storm or monster wave ...

Rudolf

[philipsearching]

Unfortunately, the site does not include the people who died as a result of their war injuries after they were discharged from the services.  They should also be remembered.

[Rudolf H B]

@ philipsearching,

are they on the CWGC site? - May be something for the "in from the cold project"?

They can be entered here (and all the surviving ones): https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/
- Free registration, subscription is needed, when you want to link a group together (by regiment or by town ...)

Rudolf

NB: In my town in Germany, there are war graves with the years 1921 and 1922.

[Kimbrey]

Thank you Rudolf

Kim