The Cross of Sacrifice: The Officers, Men and Women of the Merchant Navy and MFA 1914–1919
Author | : S. D. & D. B. Jarvis |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2012-03-27 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781781513972 |
ISBN-10 | : 178151397X |
Rating | : 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cross of Sacrifice: The Officers, Men and Women of the Merchant Navy and MFA 1914–1919 written by S. D. & D. B. Jarvis and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 2,500 merchant ships and auxiliaries were sunk during the war, by far the greatest majority by U boats. This volume contains the names of all who died serving in the merchant marine and in auxiliaries, armed merchant cruisers, hospital ships etc with the date of death. In each case the name of the ship is given and the individual's function on board, such as master, mate, stewardess, greaser, trimmer, fireman, lascar etc.