Patrick McDonagh, Royal Navy Reserves, 3130A, Birthplace: Quay Street

First Name:

Patrick

Last Name:

McDonagh

Rank:

Seaman

Regiment:

Royal Navy Reserves

Military Number:

3130A

Place of Birth:

Quay Street

Place of Death:

SS Sonny

Date of Death:

11-Aug-17

Age:

Additional Information:

Killed in Action: 11 August 1917. Age 24.

Supplementary Notes; Killed during action with an enemy submarine off the English coast.

Son of William & Kate McDonagh of Quay Street, Galway: Husband of Sarah McDonagh (nee Farrell) of Warmsley Street, Liverpool.

Remembered: Portsmouth Naval-Hampshire- United Kingdom. (27).

MCDONAGH, PATRICK (24), seaman (no. 3130A), SS Sonnie, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/08/1917, Son of William and Kate McDonagh, of Quay St., Galway; husband of Sarah Farrell (formerly McDonagh), of Warmsley St., Liverpool, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

SS Sonnie, built by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd., Sunderland in 1917 and owned at the time of her loss by Harries Bros. & Co., London, was a British steamer of 2.642 tons.

On August 11th, 1917, Sonnie, on a voyage from Bilbao to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine UC-77 (Reinhard von Rabenau), 5 miles northwest of Le Four lighthouse, Ushant. 11 persons were lost.

Royal Navy Reserve

SS Sonnie

SS Sonnie in colour.

Portsmouth Naval Memorial. (6)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

Patrick McDonagh 11-Aug-17