S.S.Sabia

[annejay]

I have found the death of an ancestor,Harry Pearson Campion ,first mate.Mecantile Marine as a casualty on S.S.Sabia 24/11/1917.Can anyone tell me where to find any information as to what happened to this ship.It appears quite a few people died on it.
Annejay NZ.

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Annejay,

The SS Sabia is mentioned on the link below, though very little information, but cant find the page it was mentiuoned on.

http://www.uboat.net/index.html

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Annejay,


Just remembered I've a CD about WW1, will have a look later on to see if SS Sabia is mentioned.

 

[izabel]

SABIA, 2,807grt, defensively-armed, 24 November 1917, 6 miles SSE from the Lizard, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 11 lives lost

 

[annejay]

Thankyou Julie and Izabel for the info.I should be able to find out where it happened.His name is on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
many thanks Annejay.