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William Wright | |||
| Rank: | Captain | ||
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Merchhant Navy | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | H.M. Transport Ship Eloby | ||
| Died: | 19/07/1917 | Age: | 46 |
| How Died: | Died at Sea | ||
| Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | ||
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Tower Hill Merchant Navy Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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The "Eloby" was built in 1913 and had a gross tonnage of 6,545 tons. On the 19th July 1917 she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, 75 mile S.E. by E. from Malta in position 35.11N - 15.38E by the German submarine U-38. 56 men were lost, including the Master - William Wright.. Commemorated on his In-Law's gravestone in Sale Cemetery - X.5307 - the gravestone is now laid flat. On this, the name of the ship is spelt "Elobe". However, both the CWGC and the book "British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-Boats During the 1st W.W. states "Eloby". His In-Law's were James & Alice Hill of Baxter Road, Sale. James died 09/03/1921 aged 73 years and his wife Alice died 21/07/1909 aged 60 years. Their son Harry the 3rd Officer on the S.S. Gloucestershire died on the 21/06/1911 (natural causes ?) aged 27 years and was buried at the Rangoon Cemetery, Burma. | |||
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