When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. Seaman Goodwin was lost at sea aged 39-years when the HMS Otranto, on which he was serving, sank off the coast of Islay on 6th October 1918. Barrow. 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. By providing the drop-down list, we save a researcher from searching for information which is not within the database. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. Pvt. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Accordingly, you may wish to check under both Curacao and Caracas if you are trying to find a person who went to one or other of these destinations. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. For example, you may know that your passenger sailed to Chile without knowing whether he or she disembarked at, say, Antofagasta, Iquique or Valparaiso. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. The Hirt family have run a nursery and greenhouse business in Strongsville, Ohio since 1915 and they do business throughout the world. The first was a 1909 passenger liner that in 1914 became the armed merchant cruiser HMSOtranto and in 1918 was lost as a result of a collision. see: Immigration and Ships Passenger List Research Guide Section 4: Research in the Years 1820-1892; Information on the lists:name of ship, name of master, port of embarkation, age, sex, occupation and nationality. Both were game-changers which popularized a new genre. Pvt. 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. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! 1948-9: Fitted out as a one class ship at Birkenhead. It is important to note that wherever a voyage has one or more ports of call prior to its final destination, there may be a difference between where the ship is going and where a passenger on board is going: for instance, the ship may be sailing to Sydney, Australia but passengers may disembark at, for example, Bombay in India if that is one of the ports of call en route. The names of wives and children were often not included. He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 with Casual Company No. List of passengers, including Dutch immigrants, arriving in Australia on the SS Prinz Waldemar., 1909-10-23 - 1909-10-23 Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. "SS Lucania" - partial passenger list for voyage from Ireland to New York in 1898 "Germanic" - partial passenger list for voyage from Queenstown, Ireland to New York in 1903. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. He tried to time his jump to the destroyer so he would land on the destroyer as it was at its wave peak or at least just starting back down. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. We have been treated well since we landed here. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. This page is owned by Joe Hartwell 2003-2019 56 corrugated furnaces with a combined grate surface area of 2,688 square feet (250m2) heated her boilers. Oct. 13, 1918. Applications for any other use should be made to. The actor Buster Keaton sailed to Europe on the Otranto in August of 1918 with units of the 40th Division. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. 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. The loss of life was heavy - 431 drowned, including 351 American soldiers - though there were 367 survivors in all. We finally managed to get below to safety but it was a trying hour, believe me. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. Later in life Pearl B. Horn did not talk much about the war in an detail, but one day many years ago, he told his son, Paul Horn, a few things about that time and his limited experience in the last battle of WWI, Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Date. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton and London. This story of Pvt. Pvt. FOR SALE! Pvt. LOC 2018696845. 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. 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. This information will help us make improvements to the website. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. Secondly, a passenger who is shown as aged 30 on a voyage on 10th June 1935 may have been travelling on their 30th birthday and only just turned 30, or they may have been on the eve of their 31st birthday. If you don't have an account please register. "Tel" or "Tel $" meaning Telegram, meaning they didn't have sufficient funds to travel to their intended destination, and they sent a telegram requesting money from a relative or someone else. I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for each immigrant's name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin, but not the city or town of origin. Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. Smith was assigned to Co. G, 1st Infantry, Ohio National Guard (Co. G 148 Infantry). I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. A solution is being designed so that customers will only be charged once for the information contained within these duplicate pages. This was the first time I had realized that I had been hurt. Researchers should note that there is no strict geographical relation between, for example, a passenger's last address within the British Isles and the port from which they embarked overseas. 1957 Aug. Not long after breakfast, about 9:30 oclock, we felt a great jar. Synopsis Kashmir also carring American troops, in Machir Bay off the North coast of Islay, Scotland, drifted ashore and became a total wreck. Pvt. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. In theory if not in practice, there are no domestic British or purely European voyages in BT27, and no lists for Merchant or Royal Naval vessels or for troop ships. For Dutch ships, for example Damsterdijk, also spelt Damsterdyk, only one version of the name has been selected, allowing you to view passenger lists for both spellings with one search. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. I remember my Grandmother complaining there was no white flour only brown, I remember seeing maple syrup in cans shaped like a log cabin with the chimney a pouring spout, that was used in place of sugar. Somehow the waves carried my left leg underneath one of the chains and the weight of the anchor chain held me in a straining position until another wave loosened me. Presumably Pvt. The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? The accident happened not far from the same place where the Lusitania was sunk near Ireland. Dr. Bowden, surgeon-superintendent, reports them to be in a highly healthy state, no diseases but measles having exhibited itself. He could never finish telling the events of the sinking, as he would be come very upset. It is awful to think of Clyde as going down in that terrible water. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. Thomas Goodwin was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form. For example, if you search for William Lancaster and you type in William Lan*, your search will return a list of results that include names such as William Lane or William Landau - as well as William Lancaster. 718867. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. This information on Cpl. You can of course reduce this option to 'exact' or '+/- 1 year' but you may be less likely to achieve a successful result if you do. Pvt. 1888-1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. September Automatic Replacement Draft Unit No. Write to me soon and tell others to write to me. Able Body Seaman Turner was one of the last to jump from the Otranto and saw the ship and Captain Ernest W. Davidson go down as he waved to his men as he stayed by his charge to the very end. Arthur Harmon, No. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. This is an incomplete list of American and British men who were killed during the sinking: Pvt. 1939: Troopship. He sailed aboard the, Among the names of 200 American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the transport. Otranto accidentally collided with the Japanese steamer Kitano Maru[4] in August 1928, heavily damaging her. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. The Castle of Otranto was the Blair Witch Project of 1764. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. 1942 Nov.: Fitted out as an assault ship. These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. Edward Lewis Williams was aboard the HMS Otranto when it sank. My injury isnt very much only a bruised thigh. However, within this alphabetical listing there is also an entry called New Zealand. When war was declared in 1914 the British Admiralty requisitioned the Otranto for use as an Auxiliary Cruiser and armed her with four 4.7-inch guns. Hudson was from Jakin, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven. privacy policy, Need more context? The waves were so high and the destroyer so heavily loaded until she turned almost over. Kish was assigned to the 72nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. 1966 The Orient Line name was dropped and thenceforward disappeared. HMS Otranto men listed on the Toddington St. George Roll of Honour, Bedfordshire, England: Benjamin Lewitt, Otranto Ship's Surgeon, killed during the sinking. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. 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. From the Obituary section of The Allentown Morning Call, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Private John C. Geiger, up to the time of enlistment last August, employed by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company as their travelling freightagent, perished on the transport Otranto when in a collision off the Irish Coast she was beached and battered to pieces causing a loss of over 200 soldiers, Private Geiger was 33 years of age, and was known by all as a good fellow, genial, always wearing a smile and ready to do a good turn for anyone. His service number was 213177 and died while serving on the ship on 26 March 1918. Sea departure cards are marked on the search results as 'card'. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Radabaugh was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. In many cases, the country is self-evident, i.e., Boston is of course in USA, Melbourne in Australia and so on. Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee about 1894 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 615 E. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Roy C. Dilts was most likely in the same unit from Ft. Screven, Georgia as Cpl. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. Passing time with a boxing match on board the HMS Otranto with Seaman Francis Edwin Turner on the left and an unidentified sailor from another ship on the right. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. I think I held to this chain for nearly an hour; but I wasnt lonesome, as two other soldiers were holding to the same chain. Orient. Replacement Unit #1, was being transported aboard the Otranto. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. 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. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. National Work Council. He was drowned during the sinking. Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd., Orient Line, reg. This information was shared with me by a relative of Seaman Ludlow. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. Also capacity for 1,200 Mecca pilgrims on deck Launched Jan.1903 by D & W. Henderson, Glasgow for the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool, an Alfred Holt ( Blue Funnel Line) subsidiary. Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . Edward's body was later washed ashore in Scotland. John was born in Allentown on 19 January, 1884. I remember November 11, 1918 very well. I cannot write any more. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. Westfal Larsen. Thomas and Margaret Goodwin had a son named Charles Goodwin who served in the Scottish Rifles and was killed in action during WWI just two years earlier at the Battle of the Somme when only 19-years of age and he is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. Dear Mother, the saddest thing that I have to write is that I havent heard a word of brother Clyde, but I am living in hopes that he was among the number saved. You need to sign in to tag. These are digitised records from two. What kind of passenger records do we hold? Passenger List Page - Irish Genealogical Society - MN. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. My dad had written to my mother from Georgia asking her to bring me to the train station so he could see me before he went overseas, it seems the government was sending the troops through their hometowns so they could see their families before shipping out. Pvt. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. There were several men in the hospital who were killed outright. She was sold for scrap in June. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Register of Immigrants: Otranto, 1911-1912 Access status Open Previous System Identifier DID39118 Description Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland Format PDF . Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. Demise. Cpl. Our trip was eventful until the night of the 1st when we collided with a French Schooner. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Passenger Lists From Ireland - 1803 - #1 Passenger List From Ireland - 1803 - #2 Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 1839 He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. His father, Alfred K. Newsome, R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Pvt. What do I need to know before I start? 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. C1E 8B0. She had a displacement of 12,124 gross tons and 535.3 x 64.0 x 38.6ft . Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. Kashmir off the coast of Scotland. When I was a child we had a book about the first world war and the last page was about the Troopship Otranto which had been sunk. Her name is Brooke and she lives in Napier, New Zealand. However, in a few minutes we got orders to go up on C deck with life preservers, which we did in a calm manner. McAfee was born in Coldwater, Ohio about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 1, Coldwater, Ohio. The Azores, the Canaries and Madeira are given their own identities within the destination country list. Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. Dull was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 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: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, Subseries within BT 26 - Inwards passenger lists, 1929, Available to view free at The National Archives, About our Private Pearl B. Horn was discharged from the Army on February 1, 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm, M237, rolls 95-580 and T715 . Names have also been standardised where they appear variously as one or two words, e.g., Ionic Star and Ionicstar. He told me about it only once, and only briefly, when I was a teenager, in response to my question as to his military experience. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. Others were on deck, but their hold wasnt very good and they were swept overboard. We did not suffer any damages, but the schooner was sent to the bottom. 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. Twentieth century lists include even more details and can give the town or county of origin, as well as the names of other family members, destination, physical description, and . Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) The default setting is All, which allows you to search all ports at the same time. 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. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, from Fort Screven Georgia. 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. About this time the HMS Mounsey was coming along side and the swells crashed the two ships together. I was brought up to the hospital with a number of others that had been hurt. Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year. 1965 P&O acquired the whole of the Orient Line shareholding and the company became a P&O subsidiary. This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. Hirt was born in Strongsville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Strongsville, Ohio. Sgt. Date of Departure: 30 June 1903. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. Entering the first letter will return a list of all ships with names staring on that letter. Also on his discharge papers, it gives the dates of his departure on Sept. 25, 1918 to go overseas, and his return date of January 14, 1919. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. For instance, in the New Zealand drop-down list, you will see a list of ports from Auckland to Westport from which to choose. According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. Pvt. Then many years later, in 1949 she received a further refit to accommodate 1,052 One Class immigrants. She had twin propellers driven through reduction gears by six steam turbines that between them developed 3,722 NHP. Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, 1957 To Quebec and Montreal), includes sailings July 1957-March 1958: 1957: Sailings of Empress of Britain, Empress of England, Empress of France and Empress of Scotland: S: Sailings to and from Europe - Saint John Season 1957-1958, November 1957-April 1958: 1957 Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. London, Naples, via Suez Canal, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. 1954 Nov 12. example: 1851 passenger list (scroll down) l847 Canadian list. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. KAITLIN - Kelly Marie Tran RORY - Ben Daniels PROFESSOR ALCOTTE - Cyril Nri MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer CONOR - Akie Kotabe NADJULA - Munirih Grace HARRIS - Kerry Shale AGENT MURPHY- Danielle Lewis OTHER VOICES: Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Gianna Kiehl, Eric Sirakian, Chris Kelly, Maddy Kelly, Merk Nguyen 28 min The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Edward was the only one accepted that night. The Persian Gulf is included under Iran but a voyage marked as heading for that destination might of course have called at ports on the opposite side of the Gulf: you need to search under Iran to cover this possibility. For instance, in the South African dropdown list there are the important ports of Durban (Port Natal) and Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay). Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. The Orient Line, along with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, were the two British based shipping lines that pioneered and dominated the passage of migrants by sea to Australia and other colonial outposts in the Orient, such as India, Malaysia and Hong Kong since the 1850s. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. 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. Sorata. 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. In the Second World War the second Otranto was converted into a troop ship and a Landing ship, infantry. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. Your account confirms what he told me. He was not married, and had no children. Marshal claims that the manuscript takes place "in the darkest ages of Christianity" but that the story's language is far . Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Researchers should note that this means that occasionally you may see two entries for the same individual which correspond to two different original copies of the same list. His father, Frank Kish of 2885 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Please note that the A-Z drop-down list of countries includes larger and less precise entities such as Africa, Antarctica, Far East, Mediterranean Ports and South America, for cases where more specific information is not available. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. Seaman Turner made it safely and years later was able to tell his story to his grandson, Wayne. This means that you are likely to find what initially appear to be discrepancies when you click through to the image of the passenger list. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. About the Collection. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. The wave seemed like huge mountains. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 17 October 1918 at the age of 18 years 6 months old. Some are typed, others are handwritten; some record only a minimum of detail about the passengers, others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. The SS Rhein is listed among the following 14 sister-ships: Hermann 1865, 2873 tons, 318ft x 40ft. 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". 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. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. Commander: Captain O. Cppers. Again, lots of love to all. A full account of the Johnson-Jeffries fight was received from the Macedonia's operator on Monday. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed.