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World War 1, Europe, SS Ionian, 1916

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1916

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His Majesty's Australian Transports (HMAT) 1899 - 1946

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Postcard of troopship SS Ionian

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On October 20th, 1917, the British passenger/cargo ship IONIAN, built in 1901 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Canadian Pacific Steamships, on voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth in ballast, was sunk by a mine laid by the German submarine UC-51. 7 people lost their lives. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13082

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cwa-org-32-P1978.636.1b

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

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Friday, 3 November, 2023

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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