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Son of Michael Bouzan and Clara English of Newfoundland.
On January 4, 1916, the Coquet was on route from Torreviega, Spain, to Rangoon, Burma, with a cargo of salt, when at about 10:45 a.m., the U-34 opened fire with its deck gun 200 miles (322 km) east of Malta. Boarded by a German team, the Coquet was scuttled and sunk, position 35°34'N/18°22'E. The 31 sailors were left to their fate. One of the two lifeboats landed on the shores of Libya six days later. The men were attacked by Arab Bedouins on an unknown date, killing three of them. Wounded, the captain feigned death while ten of his unidentified men were taken prisoner and taken into the desert. They were never seen again. Captain Groom took a different route and reached an Italian camp and was repatriated. So the date of Bouzan's death is approximate.
Digital gallery of Seaman William Bouzan
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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)
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Bouzan
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Bouzan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 13 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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