| First Name: | Thomas |
| Last Name: | O'Haire |
| Rank: | Fireman |
| Regiment: | Mercantile Marines |
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| Place of Birth: | Kilnadeema Loughrea |
| Place of Death: | SS Era |
| Date of Death: | 01-May-18 |
| Age: | 23 |
| Additional Information: | Death: 1 may 1918. Age 23. Supplementary Notes: Drowned as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine. Son of Thomas & Margaret O’ Hair of Kilnadeema, Loughrea. Remembered: Tower Hill Memorial – London – United KIngdom. SS Era, built by E. Withy & Co., West Hartlepool in 1888 and owned at the time of her loss by Australian Steamships, Ltd. (Howard Smith Co. Ltd.,mgrs.), was an Australian steamer of 2.379 tons. On May 1st, 1918, Era, on a voyage from Bougie to Glasgow with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine U-32 (Kurt Albrecht), 18 miles NExE of Cape Tenes. 12 persons were lost. O’HAIRE, THOMAS (23), Fireman, SS Era, Mercantile Marine, †01/05/1918, Son of Thomas and Margaret O’Haire, of Kilnadeema, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
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Mercantile Marines
SS ERA
SS ERA in colour
Tower Hill Memorial-London-United Kingdom.()