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Alfred enlisted on 17 November 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta, with the 31st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He landed in France on 19 September 1915 and was wounded in action on 2 March 1916 at Kemmel, near Ypres, Belgium, while serving with the 50th Battalion, E Company. Repatriated on 20 April 1917, he was demobilized in Montreal on 5 January 1918. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
On 6 August 1942, she left Trinidad for Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, with convoy E-7. Away from the other ships, the San Emiliano was torpedoed on 9 August at 3:24 am by U-155 about 450 miles (724 km) west of Trinidad and sank in flames after breaking in two, position 07°22'N/54°08'W. The captain, 33 crew members and 6 gunners lost their lives. Eight sailors were rescued by a US Army transport and landed in Paramaribo, Suriname.
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 160 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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