| First Name: | Patrick | ||
| Last Name: | McDonough | ||
| Rank: | Deck Hand | ||
| Regiment: | Royal Navy | ||
| Military Number: | 2773T5 | ||
| Place of Birth: | Whitehall | ||
| Place of Death: | HMT Charles Astie (Lough Swilly) | ||
| Date of Death: | 26-Jun-17 | ||
| Age: | 47 | ||
| Additional Information: | Death: 26 June 1917. Age 47. Supplementary Notes: Killed by a mine Explosion in Lough Swilly. Son of Dominic & Maggie McDonough of Cross Street, husband of Anne McDonough of Whitehall. Remembered: Portsmouth Naval Memorial-Hampshire-United Kingdom. (28)
On June 26th, 1917, the British navy trawler HMT Charles Astie was sunk by a mine from the German submarine U-79 (Otto Rohrbeck), northeast of Fanad Point, Lough SWilly (barrage 117b) while escorting the steamer Hartland from Tory Island to Inishowen. All 17 crew died. |
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Trawler Charles Astie Royal Navy.
Trawler Charles Astie Royal Navy. in colour..
Portsmouth Naval Memorial. (6)