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Index for Hospital Ships on AHOY

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Extracts from James Dixon's Diary, a WW1 sailor serving in HMAS Australia, flagship of the RAN

WW1 service men and women have died, and with them their stories that helped to shape our nation in its early days after Foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1st. 1901. I strongly believe that a record such at this one from James deserves to be preserved, hence this attempt to pay tribute to a young RAN sailor who soon found himself and his ship mates serving in the unforgiving North Sea, far from home and family,with the ever dreaded coaling ship always looming close by. Read the article.

WW1 Hospital ship Gloucster Castle torpedoed, salvaged to serve in WW2, but be sunk by German Armed Merchant Raider Michel

Gloucester Castle torpedoed 30th. March 1915 - click to read more

Although well identified as a Hospital ship with her large Red crosses painted on her hull, she was torpedoed on the 30th. of March in 1915 on a trip from Le Havre to Southhampton, luck was with her, and from her 399 passengers on board, only 3 died. She did not sink and was taken in tow, the journey home for repairs taking 2 weeks, and by 1919 she was back in service in a civilian capacity, plying the route to Africa. Read the article.

Wreck of HMHS Rewa, identified by Divers in 2004

HMHS Rewa torpedoed by German Submarine U-55, off the Northern coast of Cornwall on the 4th. of January 1918. Click to read more

The wreck of Rewa was discovered by divers in September of 2003, lying upright in about 60 metres of water some 33 miles from Newquay off the Northern coast of Cornwall. She had been torpedoed by Wilhelm Werner in his U-55 on the 4th. of January 1918, the ship loaded with cot cases and walking wounded from Greece, and at the fag end of her voyage via Malta bound for Cardiff. Read the article.

Auxiliary Hospital Ship Anglia, mined off Folkestone on the 17th. of November 1915. 127, or 164 Dead

HMS Hazard, who rescued survivors of the British Hospital Ship Anglia - click to read more

HMHS Anglia was yet one more hospital ship in WW1 that was despatched by either an enemy mine or torpedo. Most of these disasters were accompanied by a large loss of life, any service personnel, especially if wounded would have thought, at last I am safe, I am aboard a Hospital ship bearing the immunity of large Red Crosses painted on the ship's side, but it proved not to be. Read the article.

British Hospital Ships, Torpedoed or Mined in WW1

British Hospital Ships, Torpedoed or Mined in WW1 - click to learn more

Over WW1, a number of British Hospital ships were sunk either by means of torpedoes or mines. In the period of 1917/1918, when unrestricted warfare was waged on Allied shipping by the German U-Boat arm, it appeared to be a specific policy to target British Hospital ships for destruction.

Read the article.

Australian Hospital ship Centaur Torpedoed by Japanese Submarine

Two days later, at approximately 0410 ( 4.10 AM ) when some 50 miles East North East of Brisbane, Centaur was torpedoed without any warning by Japanese Submarine I-177. The resulting death toll was appaling, only 64 survived from 332 people on board, the worst Merchant Ship tragedy on the Australian coast during WW2. Read the article.

Letters and other correspondence

Cdr Henstock, HMS Hermes

Alexander Kerr served in hospital carrier ship St David when she went down

David Murray Captain's Steward on Athenia

David Murray from Glasgow was the Captains steward on Athenia on that eventful night in 1939

Emlyn Williams was an engineer on the Hospital Carrier St David when she was sunk off Anzio and survived

John Philip Gunney of hospital ship HMS Plassy, 1915

Gallipoli Hospital Ship Maheno

Trueman Priestley, a soldier on the Hospital Ship Anglia

German Merchant ship SS Derflinger was captured by the British at Port Said in 1914, and used as a troopship, to be renamed HMT Huntsgreen carried wounded from Gallipoli to Alexandria, and then troops back to Gallipoli

Hospital Ship Vita

Info / pictures of the Gerusalemme taken by William John Fowler who served on the Hospital Ship Gerusalemme as 1st Electrician

Pte Kelty MM, who had lost a leg, & was supposedly torpedoed & rescued from a hospital ship sometime between July & September 1918

HMHS Plassy, a hospital ship based in the Orkneys in WW1

HMHS Gerusalemme

Father was in USS Mugford at Battle of Savo Island

Henry (Harry) Harper in Hospital Ship Leinster

Leading Seamen McGurty who was on the Gloster Castle when it was sunk

Information about Auxiliary Hospital Ship "Anglia for book regarding 59 names on a local World War 1 Memorial in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK

WW1 Hospital Ship, "Devanka" actual spelling is "DEVANHA"

George Ebenezer KNIGHT was aboard the H.S."ANGLIA" when it was sunk

Image of UC 5 postcard

Ambulance member who went down with the Centaur

KEITH SYKES of Geelong who was a merchant seaman on the hospital ship Centaur

Looking for a WW1 Hospital Ship, Devanka

Hospital auxiliary Anglia

Parents as Jews escaped Hitler's germany in 1939 on the ship Geruselemme

Father was One of the radio officer's aboard the St David

Trying to find info on the HMHS Gerusalemme

Story of Reg Gill, aboard Leinster

Dad was a crewman on Hospital Ship HS Leinster

On AHOY Forum site.

Hospital Ship Leinster.

Hospital Ships WW1.

The Gerusalemme, Hospital Ship- any photos or other items?

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