Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Bouzan
In memory of:
Seaman William Bouzan
January 4, 1916
Military Service
56
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. COQUET (London, England) (H831)
Additional Information
October 2, 1859
Western Bay, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Born in Newfoundland.
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.
Commemorated on Page 13 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL
London, United Kingdom
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THE TOWER HILL MEMORIAL stands on the South side of the garden of Trinity Square, a hundred yards East of Mark Lane Station, and just within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney and the Liberty of the Tower. It is at the hub of maritime England. Behind it are Trinity House and the offices of the Port of London Authority, and the Thames stretches before it; the wide space of Great Tower Hill, leading down from it to the river, is the traditional forum of merchant seamen and their fellow workers. Lloyd's is on the North, the Custom House and Billingsgate Market are near it on the West, and beyond the Tower, Eastwards, is the long line of the Docks the greatest dock system in the world.
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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) -
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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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