Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William George Rehill
In memory of:
Able Seaman William George Rehill
September 1, 1918
St. George Channel, Ireland
Military Service
53
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Mesaba (Liverpool, England) (109392)
Additional Information
July 12, 1865
Peterborough, Ontario
Son of Samuel and Esther Rehill from Peterborough, Ontario. Husband of Mary Jane Pollard, 604 George Street, Peterborough, Ontario. Father of Mabel, William Alfred and Alice Rehill.
After leaving convoys OL-32 and OE-21 on 31 August 1918, Mesaba was sailing unescorted when, on 1 September, she was torpedoed by UB-118 21 miles (34 km) east of Tuskar Rock, St. George's Channel, Ireland, position 52°17'N/05°38'W. Of her crew, 20 sailors lost their lives, including the captain.
Commemorated on Page 61 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
N/A
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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