On
the 26th May six people lost their lives when the Kyarra was attacked
and sunk.
Lets
please spare a thought for those people here.
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Casualty Details
Name: BROWN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Kyarra" (Fremantle, W.A.)
Age: 33
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Born in London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=3060169
Casualty Details
Name: MACKENZIE, DUNCAN
Initials: D
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Kyarra" (Fremantle)
Age: 52
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Son of the late Murdo and Catherine Mackenzie.
Born at Udrigle.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=3060368
Casualty Details
Name: McPHUN, LAURENCE ALBERT
Initials: L A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Steward's Boy
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Kyarra" (Fremantle, W.A.)
Age: 16
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Son of Mrs. Louisa McPhun, of 12, Tynemouth
St., Hull. Born at Hull.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2972367
Casualty Details
Name: MORLEY, HENRY GARNET WARMLINGTON
Initials: H G W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Trimmer
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: "Kyarra" (Fremantle, W.A.).
Age: 28
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Husband of Allison Trent Cook (formerly Morley),
of The Shack, Calangir, Western Australia. Born in Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2972589
Casualty Details
Name: NANLES, JAMES ABBOTT
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fireman
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine
Unit Text: S.S. "Kyarra" (Fremantle, W.A.)
Age: 28
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Son of Emily Nanles (nee Wiltshire), of 25,
Trinity St. Barking Rd., London, and the late Abbott Nanles Born at
Canning Town.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=4002843
Casualty Details
Name: SMALL, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Fifth Engineer Officer
Regiment/Service: Australian Mercantile Service
Unit Text: "Kyarra" (Fremantle, W.A.)
Date of Death: 26/05/1918
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Small, of Sydney.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
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