Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
S.S. AUSTRALDALE (Brisbane) - WW1
The Australian government steamship Australdale SS with a cargo of coal from Wales to Gibraltar was sailing in convoy when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine U-22. The attack occurred off the N.W. coast of Spain on October 19th, 1917. Three boats got away, of which the lifeboat with 27 men was never heard of again. The other boats managed to make a landing in France, but two men died while the boats were adrift.
Trimmer Samuel Robert BUBBINS
Mercantile Marine
Died 26-10-1917 of exposure ( Enemy submarine attack) aged 16years
Son of Samuel Bubbins, Graving Dock St., Barry Dock, Glam, & the late Mary Ann Bubbins (nee Jones).
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman John COOK
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured Tower Hill Memorial, London., England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Trimmer Harry DAY
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Fireman John DICKINSON
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Able Seaman Walter EDWARDS
Born: Stoke-on-Trent
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 43years
Son of the late John and Caroline Edwards.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Fireman Thomas FERRIS
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 33years
Son of Henry & Rose Ann Ferris, of 89, King St., Careton, Glasgow
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman Charles FLEXIN
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Able Seaman James FLYNN
Born: Dunmore East, Co. Waterford
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 28years
Son of the late Patrick and Ellen Flynn
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman Ed FOLEY
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman George GILBERT
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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First Officer Bernard JONAS
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Son of Captn. Albert Alfred Jonas, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Greaser Peter JOYCE
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Chief Cook George Thomas KING
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Lamps & Able Seaman John MacDONALD
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 40years
Son of Donald and Mary Bell MacDonald, of Flodibay, Harris, Inverness.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Able Seaman George Augustus MACLEOD
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 19years
Son of Norman and Mary Macleod, of 10, Mearns St., Greenock.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Able Seaman James MACRAE
Born: Portree, Isle of Skye
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 45years
Son of the late Alexander and Sarah MacRae (Nee Martin.)
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fourth Engineer Officer William McHARDY
Born: Dundee
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 23years
Son of William and Mary McHardy, of 13, St. Peter's St., Dundee
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Third Engineer James Oliver MURRAY
Born: Jedburgh, Scotland
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 33years
Son of the late Robert and Barbara Murray
Husband of Elizabeth Purves Murray (nee Scott), of Borough View, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
Remembered Family Grave, Castlewood Cemetery, Jedburgh
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman Arthur PATON
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Son of Mr. Paton, of 188, Baron Avenue, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Scullery Boy Edward Powell
Born at Neath, Glam.
Mercantile Marine
Died from Exposure 26-10-1917 aged 16years
Son of Edward and Eleanor Powell, of 26, Travis St., Barry Dock, Glam.
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Ordinary Seaman Douglas REA
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917
Son of Mrs. Rea, of 380, Military Rd., Sydney, New South Wales.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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The Sydney Morning Herald (N.S.W.) 19-10-1918
REA. — In loving memory of our dear son, Douglas, lost in S.S. Australdale, sunk in action, October 19, 1917. Not only by the sword is freedom won.
Inserted by his sorrowing parents, Albert and Laura Rea.
Carpenter John Frederick ROBSON
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 26-10-1917
Husband of Mrs. Robson, of "Roker" Sheeby St., Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Able Seaman Peter ROCHE
Born: Aghada, Co. Cork
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 26-10-1917 aged 46years
Son of the late Patrick and Mary Roche.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
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Fireman Vincent Berryman TUCKER
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 32years
Son of Rhoda Tucker, of 26, Stanbury Rd., Victoria Park, Bristol, and the late Edwin Tucker.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Chief Steward John TUDOR
Born: Fishguard, Wales
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 53years
Son of the late David and Elizabeth Tudor
Husband of Blanche Tudor (nee John), of "Glanydon," Newport, Pembrokeshire.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Fireman Thomas WATTLEWORTH
Born: Peel, Isle of Man
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 36years
Son of Mary Anne and the late Thomas Wattleworth
Husband of Bridget Wattleworth (nee Joyce), of 47, Hopwood St., Liverpool
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Mess Room Steward Thomas Targett WHITE
Served as G. Kerris
Born: Glastonbury, Somerset
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 19-10-1917 aged 25years
Son of Thomas C. & Annie White, of Grove Villa, Copse Rd., Clevedon, Somerset
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
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