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Albert Edward William Scully

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. E. Scully, of Port Nelson, New Zealand. Born at Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

SS Umgeni left the Clyde in convoy on 7th November 1917 bound for Lagos.  The convoy ran into bad weather and the ships became separated.  SS Umgeni was never seen again but bodies and wreckage from the ship were washed up along the West coast of Ireland, the victims being recorded as drowned on 9th November 1917.

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Casualty

Name:
Albert Edward William Scully
Rank: 
Third Engineer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emma Scully
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Mercantile Marine, SS Umgeni (London)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Presumed drowned
Date of Death:
09 November 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Tower Hill Memorial
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
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