Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Henry Stanton
In memory of:
Chef William Henry Stanton
September 9, 1918
North Atlantic
Military Service
44
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
RMS Missanabie (London, England) (136705)
Additional Information
January 1, 1874
Liverpool, England
Son of George Henry Stanton and Louise Barker from Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Husband of Catherine Cummings of 17 Victoria Road, Waterloo, Lancashire, England. Adoptive father of Percival Clement, Dorothy and Florence Owen. Brother of Chief Cook Frederick Stanton, British Merchant Navy, on the MV Fort Richepanse, who perished when his ship was torpedoed on 3 September 1941 by U-567.
The Missanabie was en route from Liverpool, England, to Quebec City and Montreal, Quebec, when on 9 September 1918 she was torpedoed by UB-87 52 miles (84 km) off Daunt's Rock, Cork, Ireland. She sank with 45 of her crew, position 58°11'N/07°25'W.
Commemorated on Page 67 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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