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Military service
Rank:
Sailor
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Newfoundland Mercantile Marine
Division:
S.S. Beverly (Canada) (3229)
Death:
January 21, 1918
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Additional information
The Beverly sailed from Munn's wharf at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on 21 January 1918 with a cargo of salt codfish and codfish liver oil destined for Greece. She was reported missing with her 24 crew members. Her death was recorded as having occurred on 21 January 1918, although her fate is not known. No German submarine has claimed to have sunk her. Her captain was Andrew Wilson.
Digital gallery of Sailor John Cunningham
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Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
Digital gallery of
Sailor John Cunningham
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 21 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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