otranto passenger list

You can search these arrival records in our collection. His letter follows: Royal Victoria Hospital, 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. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. 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. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. 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. The names of wives and children were often not included. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. 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. Eventually my father had surgery to remove the bone spurs and calcium growths. It was the lookouts from the Otranto that first spotted the German fleet. Redirecting to https://www.shf.org.au/archives-research/ephemera/ephemera-otranto. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. 406. The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. By 11:00 am it was all over the Otranto was gone with many men and those who survived were taken to Belfast, Ireland. S.S. Graf Waldersee arrived at the port of Philadelphia from Hamburg on 1 September 1913 - page 17 has been transcribed: page 17. He wrapped himself around railings. Passenger lists are not always clear or precise as to their exact routes and any ports of call on their way to their final destination. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. Geoffrey already had three brothers living in Australia. These voyages often called en route at additional ports, including those in Europe, and any passengers disembarking at these stops are included. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. Wherever we can, we have paired each port with its matching country. Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. Presumably Pvt. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. Wherever possible, given destination ports are those of the passenger not of the ship. Port of arrival. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. I can remember standing in front of my mother at the funeral parlor and seeing his coffin with the flag over it. Year Title Description Download ; 1926 : Hatarana : 232/1926 - Hatarana : PDF: 1926 : Mongolia There is no single, standard format. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. View the catalogue description for. We do not want for anything. John was born in Allentown on 19 January, 1884. Otranto then resumed her pre-war role as a passenger liner, now refitted to carry 1,412 tourist-class passengers. Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. In the early decades covered by BT27, you are likely to see these places written on the actual lists as Natal (sometimes abbreviated simply to N) and Algoa Bay (often shown as A Bay). It is awful to think of Clyde as going down in that terrible water. This story of Pvt. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. Hirt was shared with me by Roy Pfundstein ( who was a friend of the family. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. This ship had gone wrong and could not be steered, so on a raging wave she plunged right into the middle of our ship, tearing a great hole in her side. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. Pvt. Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee about 1894 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 615 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. OANFA 1903 7,902 gross tons. If you select this option, you will be returned only entries where New Zealand (rather than a more specific port) has been given on the passenger list. Everything went well until Saturday night of the 5th, when we found ourselves on a high sea. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. She had twin propellers driven through reduction gears by six steam turbines that between them developed 3,722 NHP. If you wish to search by country, simply select the country but leave the destination port dropdown at its default 'all ports within destination country' setting. One had to hold to something to keep from being swept overboard. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. 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. The manoeuvring of the Mounsey was magnificent and the destroyer was in danger of being dashed to pieces her self and she was taking on water. When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. He and others had climbed to the top deck on the port side. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. List of passengers, including Dutch immigrants, arriving in Australia on the SS Prinz Waldemar., 1909-10-23 - 1909-10-23 Pearl B. Horn, a private, was no doubt one of the "replacements" on their way to the war, but got side tracked for a short time due to the sinking. Edward was assigned to Fort Screvena, Georgia to train for war. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft. Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft. Pvt. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. Able Seaman Sidney George Ludlow. Please note that different ships with the same name have not been distinguished in the ship search. Our trip was eventful until the night of the 1st when we collided with a French Schooner. Smith was assigned to Co. G, 1st Infantry, Ohio National Guard (Co. G 148 Infantry). Swadner was born in Greenville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. Biographies of many transatlantic sea captains and commanders from the 1880s through the early 1900s. For instance, if you search by last name without a first name, results without given forenames top the list, followed by the initials and exact first name matches in alphabetical order: if you click the First Name column header, results will be sorted so that the order is reversed and initials and first names top the list, with the blanks coming at the end of the list. He enlisted 12 March, 1918 from Beloit, Kansas and was assigned to the 4th Co. CAC, Ft. Screven. When we landed I found I couldnt walk very well. 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. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Then many years later, in 1949 she received a further refit to accommodate 1,052 One Class immigrants. We were told that our ship had been rammed by another large ship, which was carrying troops also, the name of this ship was ____________ (erased by censor). We were wet and cold, but were told that we would reach port in two hours. His detachment was sailing aboard the Otranto and Sgt. You may search for a ship by entering the first letter of the name. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, Royal Navy Service Number 192409, was the son of Roger & Rebecca Goodwin and husband of Margaret. Both were game-changers which popularized a new genre. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. The default setting is All, which allows you to search all ports at the same time. Let us know. For instance, a person living in Scotland is more likely to have sailed from Glasgow or one of the other Scottish ports. I was the only War Orphan in my town and that is why I was selected to unveil the monument. He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. 1939: Troopship. What kind of passenger records do we hold? Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. We have been treated well since we landed here. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. Passenger lists are indexed for the years 1845 - 1886 . I waited until she came alongside for the last time. Vessel. His mother, Mrs. Sam Smith, 348 Kilgore St., Cincinnati, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. 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. S.S. Kronprinz In February 1957 she made her final voyage, from the UK to Sydney, Australia via Cape Town, South Africa. Corporal Herbert A. Dodd drowned 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. A solution is being designed so that customers will only be charged once for the information contained within these duplicate pages. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. If your search returns a large number of results you may wish to sort them by clicking on the column heading, to help you scan the list of records. Two sons of Mrs. J. S. Harmon, of Inman, both in the service of their country, were on the British transport Otranto that was sunk off the coast of Ireland when she was rammed by the Kashmir, one of whom, Arthur, was saved, the other, Clyde being lost. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. The conditions of the sea at that time were swells of 15 to 20 feet or more and men were being thrown across the deck of the ship. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . First Settlers of New Hampshire. If you have research comments or additional information on this page E-mail them to: Joe Hartwell, [Return back to the Ships histories page] [ Return back to the Site Map ] [ Return to the Coast Artillery Corps page ], Pvt. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. 1954 Nov 10. She was sold for scrap in June. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. 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. example: 1847 passenger list . He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. The Ship Hope, 1733 List A - The Captain's list List B - The signers of the Oath of Alligiance List C - The signers of the Oath of Abjuration. He was not married, and had no children. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. I was quite seasick for four days and nights, but I overcame that and felt good, although I would have been very glad to have seen land. We had been on the destroyer since 10 oclock that morning. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Such duplicates were written out again by hand (not produced using carbon paper). He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. He said that he had to spend a couple days in the hospital (did not say where, but from articles, it may have been Belfast) and then on to England for final training before being sent over to France. Paul Horn continues, What I recall from my conversation with my dad, was the story of having to go to the "front" area and with many others from those units in the rear, having to pickup the dead soldiers left on the field. Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. For instance, in the South African dropdown list there are the important ports of Durban (Port Natal) and Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay). "7h:100c:95f" was written by Kevin Rodriguez and Lauren Shippen. She reported to Admiral Cradock in his flagship, HMS Good Hope and then made her escape as she was no match for the German guns. J. C. Geiger, 3372653, 6 October, 1918", Victor Don Perrin shared his fathers story of the account of the HMS Otranto collision in WW I. Victor Don Perrin writes about his father, My father, a 22 year old doughboy, survived that collision. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. For example, in the 1890s passenger lists the city known as Jakarta was generally referred to as Batavia, so if you select the destination country Indonesia you will find that we have joined together these two names as Jakarta (Batavia) in the dropdown list of ports. Variations of spelling have been standardised as far as possible to avoid confusion and to ease searching. There is a memorial tombstone for him erected in the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia that says: "Lost at sea on the Otranto off the coast of Scotland". 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: Passenger List was created, co-written and co-directed by John Scott Dryden; co-written and co-directed by Lauren Shippen; and edited and sound designed by Mark Henry Phillips, who also composed the music for the show. Blair Witch launched the "found footage" horror trope and Otranto inaugurated the "Gothic." Interestingly enough, Otranto also employs a "found footage" gimmick with its first edition, pretending that the original manuscript was hundreds of years old, unearthed from the . Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. McAfee was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. I have a copy of my Grandfathers letter of recommendation advising all records went down with the ship and I also have a painting of the HMS Otranto and the Mounsey coming along side. 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. HMS Otranto was an Orient Steam Navigation Company liner and was built by Workman Clark, Belfast in 1909 for the London to Australia route but also did cruses to Norway and the Mediterranean on occasion. You can never know what it was like until you have been upon a storming sea. Passenger lists dating between: 1845-1886 record emigrants selected by the Colonization Commissioners London, whose passage were paid for out of the Emigration Fund. We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden. It will be quite well in a few days and I will be able to leave here. Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. 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. You can see the artist even painted in the men jumping from one ship to the other, just an unbelievable event.. The wave seemed like huge mountains. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. The differences between these different copies of the same list are usually cosmetic but there are sometimes also minor differences in content or in the Board of Trade's annotations or stamps upon them. Fremantle. Pvt. Pvt. I cannot write any more. Wayne remembers that when he was a young boy his grandfather told him how he lost friends who got cut in half by jumping to the decks of the HMS Mounsey as the sea was rolling, washing back seaman that had just jumped off the deck of the Otranto. Westfal Larsen. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. This page is owned by Joe Hartwell 2003-2019 He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. 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. Applications for any other use should be made to. However, if you know that a particular passenger left from a particular port, or are only interested in passengers sailing from a particular port, you can select (for instance) Southampton from the list. 1942 Nov.: Fitted out as an assault ship. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. Orient. I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. The Willem Ruys and Oranje passed in opposite directions . 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. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton and London. There is then the body of the list, giving details of the passengers travelling on board. Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. Pearl Horn told his son that they had to re-train on the Big French guns (his description) before going to the front. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 31 July 1918 at the age of 19 1/2 years old. He had a constant feeling that he was neglecting his duty by not going into the service when suddenly one Friday he made his mind to do so. Your ancestor may have arrived as an individual or with family. 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:. Pearl B. Horn passed away in 1969. Oct. 13, 1918. I know he was stationed at Savannah Georgia and a friend who had seen a picture of him in his uniform said that it was Coast Artillery. He is buried in Grave 190 in Kilchomen, Islay Island, Scotland. 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. privacy policy, Need more context? Paul F. Smith service number 793373 was killed during the sinking of the Otranto on 6 October, 1918. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. September Automatic Replacement Draft Unit No. Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Pvt. Passengers For New England, pg 407. He could never finish telling the events of the sinking, as he would be come very upset. When we got on deck we found a very strong wind and high waves. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. The loss of life was heavy - 431 drowned, including 351 American soldiers - though there were 367 survivors in all. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. Otranto accidentally collided with the Japanese steamer Kitano Maru[4] in August 1928, heavily damaging her. 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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. 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). The actor Buster Keaton sailed to Europe on the Otranto in August of 1918 with units of the 40th Division. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. A full account of the Johnson-Jeffries fight was received from the Macedonia's operator on Monday. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. They then boarded a train in Wilkes Barre and rode into Baltimore, Maryland. Many passengers are described as going on a round trip or a tourist cruise, and these are all grouped together under the single header Round Voyage. 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. It is not necessary to select a destination country before searching. 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. 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. Herbert A. Dodd listed above. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) Your account confirms what he told me. The American landsmen thought they would be safer on board the larger vessel than the small naval craft but this was to their undoing and explained why so many were lost. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. About the Collection. HMS Otranto, killed and died, casualty lists, November 1918 World War 1, Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies Researched & compiled by Don Kindell 1st - 31st OCTOBER 1918 in date, ship/unit & name order SS Leinster, lost 10 October 1918 with Royal Navy men onboard (Dave Martin, click to enlarge) on to November 1918 Notes: These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. He was drowned during the sinking. He has no known grave and is recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent, UK. Smith sailed on the HMS Otranto on 25 September 1918 with the C.A.C. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. [7], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Otranto_(1925)&oldid=1124982995, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 15:49. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Charles' body was recovered and buried in England. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Voyages from all British (English, Welsh and Scottish) ports, and from all Irish ports before partition in 1921 and all Northern Irish ports after partition, are covered in BT27. Sgt. I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. Pvt. Pvt. He mistimed it. What do I need to know before I start? She was Orient Line's second ship of that name. Rafts and crushed lifeboats were used between the two ships so she would not be hit so hard.

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