Six hundred men owe their lives to him. 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. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. If you want to search all ports within a destination country, do not select a destination port. We have been treated well since we landed here. partial passenger list. When the destroyer reached port he was virtually frozen stiff to the railings and they had difficulty prying him loose.. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. - In Lists B & C, the marks of the individuals are indicated within the parenthesis.. Contributor Richard C. Gethmann Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals In the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to . About the Collection. S.S. Graf Waldersee arrived at the port of Philadelphia from Hamburg on 1 September 1913 - page 17 has been transcribed: page 17. Men were lashed to guns on the deck of the Mounsey and was getting crowded and she was leaking, the pumps were going all the time but they were still waist deep in ice cold seawater and did not expect to see land again. Synopsis She spent the last months of 1914 in the South Atlantic off the West Coast of South America looking for the German Cruiser Squadron commanded by Admiral von Spee. William Patrick Battle, Jr. was from Augusta, Georgia. Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. OTRANTO December 6th 1947 PASSENGER LIST EMPIRE DEBEN July 30th 1947 PASSENGER LIST MV DORSETSHIRE September 4th 1951 PASSENGER LIST EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND February 14 1948 PASSENGER LIST SS ORBITA February 3rd 1948 PASSENGER LIST RMS SAMARIA August 10th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS MATAROLA August 5th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA Pvt. Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Newsome was born in Belvidere, North Carolina about 1897 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. Barrow. New York Passengers (1820-1891) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers up to 1891 in One Step New York Passengers (1925-1957) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers from 1925 onward in One Step All NY Ship Lists (1820-1957) - familysearch: Searching for Ships in all New York Microfilms in One Step Pearl Horn told his son that they had to re-train on the Big French guns (his description) before going to the front. For instance, a person living in Scotland is more likely to have sailed from Glasgow or one of the other Scottish ports. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. Redirecting to https://www.shf.org.au/archives-research/ephemera/ephemera-otranto. He mistimed it. Arrived at Faslane for scrapping by British Iron & Steel Corp. The sea then began to get restless. The inclusion of Dutch, German, Swedish, Portuguese and other foreign ships means that some ships will have names that may initially look like mis- transcriptions. Blair Witch launched the "found footage" horror trope and Otranto inaugurated the "Gothic." Interestingly enough, Otranto also employs a "found footage" gimmick with its first edition, pretending that the original manuscript was hundreds of years old, unearthed from the . The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. The ABA was a 7,937 gross ton passenger ship, 450ft x 55.8ft, twin screw motor ship, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 225-1st, 70-2nd and 70-3rd class passengers. Pvt. He is buried in the Kilchoman Cemetery, Islay, West Coast of Scotland, Grave site 7.131. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. View all Works. The passenger train was carrying 342 travellers and 10 crew, with two crew on the cargo train, Hellenic Train data showed. This information on Cpl. If you also see a more generic option in the drop-down alongside specific ports, it is important to note that this is not an 'all ports' option. In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. There is no single, standard format. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. 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. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Again, lots of love to all. Not long after breakfast, about 9:30 oclock, we felt a great jar. Pvt. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Pvt Smith enlisted into the Regular Army 8 March 1918 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Pvt. Our trip was eventful until the night of the 1st when we collided with a French Schooner. 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. London, Naples, via Suez Canal, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. I can remember standing in front of my mother at the funeral parlor and seeing his coffin with the flag over it. Passenger lists are indexed for the years 1845 - 1886 . The jump to the HMS Mounsey was 40 feet and as the sea rolled up and down was reduced to 20 feet, but if you got it wrong you were crushed or cut in half by the ships wire rope rails. Looking for . Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. These duplicate lists have been scanned to preserve the integrity of the BT27 dataset. Pvt. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. In the stories that Pearl Horn told to his son Paul, he told about the adventure of, Having to jump on to the deck of the British destroyer, and that many refused to do so and according to the various accounts that are now available on the web, over 400 died. The Castle of Otranto, novel by Horace Walpole, published under a pseudonym in 1764 (though first editions bear the next year's date). Passenger lists before 1820 included name, departure information and arrival details. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. Arthur Harmon was badly injured when he leaped from the deck of the sinking ship to that of a destroyer and recovered in the Royal Victoria hospital, Belfast, Ireland. This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1851-1891 and 1935-1938. We had been on the destroyer since 10 oclock that morning. Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - Genes Reunited Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 All Categories Armed Forces & Conflict Births, Marriages & Deaths Census, Land & Surveys Newspapers, Directories & Social History Travel & Migration Collections in this Category Colonial Service Passenger Lists Travel Records in this Collection Theodore, the son of Friar Jerome and savior of Isabella, is the true heir of the Castle of Otranto. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. 61541: Wayne. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in England. Charles' body was recovered and buried in England. 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. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. 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. Traduzioni in contesto per "advised to return him" in inglese-italiano da Reverso Context: Given his history, I was advised to return him to the authorities. 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 . London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. His father, Henry J. Swadner, Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Orient. Geoffrey already had three brothers living in Australia. Dull was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. His letter follows: Royal Victoria Hospital, Pvt. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. Just then a great wave rushed over the top and I was completely under water that was icy cold. 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. Seaman Turner made it safely and years later was able to tell his story to his grandson, Wayne. 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. The accident happened not far from the same place where the Lusitania was sunk near Ireland. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. He is buried in the Chatham Naval Memorial, grave reference 28. Vessel. S.A.R., [September Automatic Replacement] C.A.C., Strong enough that one had to hold on to something to keep from being blown over. passenger list: [noun] a list of the passengers on a ship that is submitted by the master to customs officials at ports visited. However, if you know that a particular passenger left from a particular port, or are only interested in passengers sailing from a particular port, you can select (for instance) Southampton from the list. This was started by Paul's father, Samuel Hirt. This was the first time I had realized that I had been hurt. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. Pvt. FOR SALE! Cuzco. He was the son of Harrison C. Carpenter and Laura S. Grover, I (Debbie Baker) am descended from his sister, Mary Elizabeth Carpenter. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. He wrapped himself around railings. The Australian National Maritime Museum began collecting maritime artefacts long before it opened its doors in 1991. Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: The names of wives and children were often not included. The Red Cross is very good to us also, and we are certainly grateful. PASSENGER LISTS Journey to Australia Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild THE COMPASS PASSENGER LISTS If you find a ship you would like to research you will find the URL link under the site name and also at the bottom of the page. Applications for any other use should be made to. Presumably Pvt. Date. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. It was used by Geoffrey and Hazel Tirchett who immigrated from London to Victoria, as '10 Pound Tourists' leaving London on 3 June 1954. However, two points need to be noted. Other services may also be available. Others were on deck, but their hold wasnt very good and they were swept overboard. Pvt. The differences between these different copies of the same list are usually cosmetic but there are sometimes also minor differences in content or in the Board of Trade's annotations or stamps upon them. 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. He was listed as working for the Y.M.C.A. The sea was mountainous and the hurricane bit in, and he can remember his grandfather saying: "I will never forget it." Men were in the raging sea and clinging to anything that would float. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. He could never finish telling the events of the sinking, as he would be come very upset. Our ship, a British transport, the Otranto, was a large well-armed vessel. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. Geiger is buried in Kilchoman, Ireland as there is a cross in a cemetery there marked as: America Pvt. Finally, there is the summary section, which gives statistical detail on the number of passengers and usually a signature and stamp from the Board of Trade (BT), to which the list was sent by the shipping line. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. There was no loss of life, as we picked up all of the crew, of thirty-six French sailors. Westfal Larsen. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Roger Mary knows him. HMS Otranto, killed and died, casualty lists, November 1918 World War 1, Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies Researched & compiled by Don Kindell 1st - 31st OCTOBER 1918 in date, ship/unit & name order SS Leinster, lost 10 October 1918 with Royal Navy men onboard (Dave Martin, click to enlarge) on to November 1918 Notes: I think about him a lot and keep wondering about our meeting when I get to heaven. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Many of the deaths of drowned men came from the C. A. C. September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven, Georgia, as the Otranto was carrying this unit when the shik sank on October 6, 1918. Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. After the War my hometown erected a monument to honor the men who had died in service from my town. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. 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. I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. Summary Menu 'At The Equator' published by the Orient Line for passengers travelling on the SS Otranto in 1954 and used for a child's birthday party. "7h:100c:95f" was written by Kevin Rodriguez and Lauren Shippen. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. Wherever we can, we have paired each port with its matching country. John Elder. Union 1867, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40 ft. Weser 1867, 2870 tons, 325ft x 40ft. Newsome was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? listen to the trailer where to start 01. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. Sergeant Battle enlisted into the Army on July 8, 1918 at Fort Screven, Georgia, and was attached to the Coast Artillery Corps. By providing the drop-down list, we save a researcher from searching for information which is not within the database. He enlisted 12 March, 1918 from Beloit, Kansas and was assigned to the 4th Co. CAC, Ft. Screven. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. The remaining passenger lists are being progressively indexed by name with new entries being added over time. If you are unsure how a name was spelt, or cannot find it with the usual spelling, try using the wildcard facility. The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H. E. Decker, commander, from Hamburgh 20th August, and Rio 17th October, arrived last evening, with 275 passengers, chiefly from Silisea and Saxony. If you wish to search by country, simply select the country but leave the destination port dropdown at its default 'all ports within destination country' setting. Pvt. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. 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You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. OANFA 1903 7,902 gross tons. To our great joy a British destroyer greeted our eyes, for here lay our only hopes. Voyages from all British (English, Welsh and Scottish) ports, and from all Irish ports before partition in 1921 and all Northern Irish ports after partition, are covered in BT27. 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 The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. She took on a list very quickly and flooding into the engine room shorted out the generators and the lights went out. There were several men in the hospital who were killed outright. I was the only War Orphan in my town and that is why I was selected to unveil the monument. Born November 27, 1893 in Poplar, London. It is a wonder that the destroyer (the Mounsey) wasnt torn to pieces, for sometimes she would be a wave higher than our ship, then she would be far below; then she would come up again near us. He was drowned during the sinking. Soon the word was passed the another ship the Kashmir, had broke her rudder and her Captain was unable to control her hitting the Otranto amidships and bow on port side. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). Bennett was from Woodeliff, Georgia and took basic training at Ft. Screven. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. Edward was assigned to Fort Screvena, Georgia to train for war. What kind of passenger records do we hold? You may search for a ship by entering the first letter of the name. 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. LOC 2018696845. You can search these arrival records in our collection. I was under water for the third time. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. His detachment was sailing aboard the Otranto and Sgt. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. Some shipping lines produced passenger lists in duplicate or even triplicate for the Board of Trade. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 31 July 1918 at the age of 19 1/2 years old. Corporal Herbert A. Dodd drowned 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. Deutschland 1866, 2800 tons, 325ft x 40ft. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. Additionally, this record set contains no incoming voyages to Britain. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. I was quite seasick for four days and nights, but I overcame that and felt good, although I would have been very glad to have seen land. When we got on deck we found a very strong wind and high waves. You could see the waves break upon them. Free immigration to Tasmania 1803-1946. S.S. Kronprinz Ascension is included under St Helena. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. 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. Belfast, Ireland. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. 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. They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. 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. Otranto accidentally collided with the Japanese steamer Kitano Maru[4] in August 1928, heavily damaging her. His father, Samuel Dull of Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death.