First Name: | John Joseph | ||
Last Name: | Kiernan | ||
Rank: | Seaman | ||
Regiment: | Mercantile Marines | ||
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Place of Birth: | Ryehill | ||
Place of Death: | SS Beacon Light | ||
Date of Death: | 19-Sep-18 | ||
Age: | 16 | ||
Additional Information: | Drowned as a result of an attack by a enemy submarine. Supplementary Notes: Son of Bridget Kiernan (nee Mc Donagh) of St. Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, and of the late Brain Kiernan. Born: Ryehill, Galway. Remembered: Tower Hill Memorial-London-United Kingdom.
BEACON LIGHT was a 2.768grt defensively-armed British merchantship. On the 19th February 1918 when 15 miles Se from Butt of Lewis, Scotland she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine. 33 lives lost including Master. |