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Military service
Age:
49
Rank:
Seaman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Beacon Light (Liverpool, England) (97773)
Birth:
January 1, 1869
Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
February 19, 1918
North Atlantic
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On 19 February 1918, at around 4:30 am, 15 miles (24 km) east of Butt of Lewis, Scotland, the Beacon Light was part of a small convoy. At around 5:30 am, near a lighthouse, the cargo ship was torpedoed by U-91 and sank with her entire crew of 33 men, including the captain, in position 58°27'374''N/05°45'055''W.
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens)
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Seaman Thomas Ross
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Seaman Thomas Ross
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 62 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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