LITHERLAND
AT WAR
1914-1918
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JAMES
EASSON RICHIE
MERCANTILE
MARINE
BELL
BOY
AGED 14 |
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Died Sunday 27th January 1918
Son of Andrew and Augusta Ritchie, 46 Alpha Street, Litherland
Buried: Port Charlotte United Free Churchyard, Isle of Islay, Scotland
COMMEMORATED
Merchant
Navy & Fishing Fleets Memorial, Towerhill, London
In
perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
S.S. “Andania”
On
26th January 1918, the Liverpool registered Cunard Liner S.S. "Andania"
left Liverpool for New York. The ship's route was around the coast
of Northern Ireland through the North Channel. There were 40 passengers
on board, along with a crew of 200. On the morning of the 27th as
the ship neared Rathlin Light, a torpedo from the German submarine
U.46 hit the ship. The ship immediately took a list to starboard
and began to sink. The majority of those on board were saved, with
seven lives being lost. She was taken in tow, but sank 4 miles short
of Rathlin Island, off the coast of Northern Ireland. |
