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. ROSALIE (Cardiff) - WW1
S.S. Rosalie was sunk on 20 February 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-39 - approximately 8 nautical miles East of Djidjelli, Algeria. She was en route from New York to Salonica with a cargo of munitions and oats.
Able Seaman Herbert Henry PETERSEN
Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Mercantile Marine
Killed in Action 20-2-1917 aged 31years
Son of the late John Christian Petersen, and Annie Elizabeth Petersen
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
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