Ernest George Briant

Greaser

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Born at Wellington, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Ernest was working as a greaser on the SS Huntstrick when it was torpedoed NW of Morocco by U-boat 39 on 8 June 1917. The SS Huntstrick, which was built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast in 1902 and owned at the time of her loss by F. C. Strick & Co Ltd, London was a steamer of 8151 tons. At the time she was torpedoed she was on a voyage from London to Salonica, Greece with a cargo of government stores and troops, including a motor launch, ML541. Ernest was one of 15 men who died as a result of the attack. source : War Memorials Wellington

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Casualty

Name:

Ernest George Briant

Rank:

Greaser

Date of Birth:

08 September 1897

Place of Birth:

Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Mercantile Marine, SS Huntstrick (London)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine

Date of Death:

08 June 1917

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Tower Hill Memorial

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom