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Military service
Age:
34
Rank:
Fireman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
SS Montebello (Hull, England) (132272)
Birth:
January 1, 1884
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
June 21, 1918
Celtic Sea
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On 18 June 1918, the Montebello was en route from London, England, to Hampton Roads, Virginia, when she was torpedoed by U-100 320 miles (515 km) west of Ushant, Finistère, France, in the Celtic Sea, position 47°05'N/12°45'W. All 41 crew members lost their lives.
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Fireman Thomas Richards
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Fireman Thomas Richards
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 61 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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