The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of Cape Shershel, Algeria, on October 31st, 1917 when on route from Tunis for England, with a cargo of iron ore. The captain and 23 of the crew were killed. Four men were taken prisoner by the submarine.
PEOPLE ON BOARD SS CAMBRIC
ABDUL MUHAMMAD , Fireman, S.S. CAMBRIC, Indian Merchant Service, †31/10/1917, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai
ANDERSON, ALFRED ERNEST (19), Mess Room Steward, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Anderson, (nee Beall), of 113, West Parade, Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
ANGELO, NICOLAS (38), Fireman, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Born in Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BARTON, EDWARD , Seaman (no. 2135A), S.S. Cambric, Royal Naval Reserve, †31/10/1917, Son of Fredrick and Alice Barton, of Folkestone; husband of Emily H. Barton, of 114, Guildhall St., Folkestone, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
BITROS, COSTAS (27), Sailor, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Born in Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BRADY, BERNARD (18), Ordinary Seaman, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of Mary Ada Brady, of 4, Richmond Terrace, Kent St., Hull, and the late John Brady, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BUTTERILL, ELI (61), Second Engineer, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of the late John and Sarah Butterill. Born at Thorne, Doncaster, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CLIFFORD, TOM MOSSOP (57), Mate, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of the late Thomas Atkinson Clifford and Emily Elizabeth Arm Clifford; husband of Sarah Eleanor Clifford (nee Langstaff), of 22, Stirling St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
DENIS, GEORGE (25), Fireman, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Born in U.S.A, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
DIXON, WILLIAM HENRY (19), Assistant Steward, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of Lucy Dixon, of 4, Nottingham Avenue, Stepney, Hull, and the late William Henry Dixon, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
FORD, WILLIAM ALBERT (22), Seaman (no. 5874A), S.S. Cambric, Royal Naval Reserve, †31/10/1917, Son of George and Ellen Ford, of North Ferriby, Yorks, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
GILIMBIS, GEORGE (34), Fireman, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Husband of Gladys Gilimbis (nee Proctor), of 5, Hull’s Place, Osbourne St., Hull. Born at Syra, Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
GRANTHAM, ERNEST NORMAN (28), Steward, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Son of Ralph and Amelia Ellen Grantham, husband of Edith Grantham (nee Wardell), of 9, Walcott St., Hull. Born at Catwick, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
HANSEN, JOHAN (46), Sailor, S.S. Cambric, Mercantile Marine, †31/10/1917, Husband of Florence Adelaide Hansen (nee Ramsey), of 59, Day St., Hull. Born in Norway, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
HARDIE, WALTER (52), Able Seaman, S
Bistros, Costas
First name:
COSTAS
Regiment:
Rank:
Sailor
Date Died
31/10/1917
Place died:
Sea
Age:
27
