Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll

H.M.H.S.  LLANDOVERY CASTLE (London)  -  WW1

The Llandovery Castle was torpedoed seventy miles from the Irish coast on the night of June 27th. She was on her way to England.

On June 20th 1918 she left Halifax Nova Scotia for Liverpool with 258 persons of whom 94 were medical officers and nurses of the Canadian Medical Service. At 9:30 on the evening of June 27th, while clearly displaying her illuminated Red Cross sign, she was torpedoed without warning and sank in 10 minutes. Her position at the time was 114 miles West of Fastnet. Capt. Sylvester in cammand got his boats away as quickly as conditions would allow. The weather was fine and rescue within the next few hours was reasonable expectation. This hope was dashed when the submarine surfaced and deliberately fired 12 rounds at the lifeboats. At dawn only one containing 24 survivors remained afloat.

The Register (Adelaide) 14-9-1918
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ON LLANDOVERY CASTLE.
Mr. Thomas King, of McLaren Vale, has been notified by the Union Castle line that his son, Thomas Inman, A.B.. has been reported missing as a result of the sinking of the H.M. hospital ship, Llandovery Castle by the enemy on the night of June 27; '1918. .The sailor was 27years of age.

Daily Herald (Adelaide)  18-6-1919
 BOATSWAIN'S WIDOW COMPENSATED.
Among the members of the crew of the Union Castle liner Llandovery Castle which was torpedoed while bound from Canada to England, was Mr. Robert Sharp. the boatswain, who went down with the ship. Mr. Sharp's widow, who resides at Cannon street, Port Adelaide, has received word from the vessel's owners stating that she has been awarded £300 compensation by the of City of London County Court for the loss of her husband. She has already received an instalment of £50 and by the last mail received word that the balance was being forwarded to her bank at Port Adelaide. Her husband was for many years employed on the Australian coast. He served on the Adelaide Steamship Company's hulks at Port Adelaide and Sydney for a number of years. About two years ago he joined a ship at Sydney and went to London, where he was paid off. He then joined the Llandovery Castle, in which he made one voyage as boatswain. It was on the return voyage, when 116 miles south-west of Fastnet on the night of June 27 last that a German submarine torpedoed the vessel, with the result that all hands were lost with the exception of about 24. At the time of the disaster the Llandovery Castle which was used as a hospital ship was under charter to the Canadian Government.