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SS Alnwick Castle.

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SS Alnwick Castle, built in 1901 by built by Wm Beardmore & Company Govan and owned by Union Castle Mail Steamship Company. She was deployed as a troop transport to Gallipoli. On the 19th of March 1917 she was torpedoed without warning by a submarine 310 miles south west of Bishop Rock. Forty lives were lost including some of the crew from the SS Trevose who had been rescued the previous day. May 2009 - Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Research your own Family History. Looking to replace lost medals? British authorities will not reissue lost medals, we often get enquiries where to purchase copies and other memorabilia, the best straing place is Ebay.co.uk The Wartime Memories Project is supporting the campaign to save the ITV Shows Heartbeat and The Royal from being axed, if they are lost it will impact many many jobs in North Yorkshire. Please show your support by signing the two pettitions: The Royal         Heartbeat List of those who served on The SS Alnwick Castle during The Great War Ldg Seaman. John Marrack Blewett (d.17th Mar 1917) Fourth Mate Gordon Winsland Davey (d.17th Mar 1917)

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