Hi there

Some assistance please with three matters all involving the loss of the store (ammunition?) ship 'Lady Cory Wright'.

I have traced her as being sunk by UC 17 on the 26 March 1918 apparently while carrying mines and ammunition at 49 45N 05 20W while en route to Malta.

U-Boat.net has her suffering the loss of 39 of her crew (out of 40). I have only the details of eight of those killed.

My questions please -

1. Would any one have details of all of those who were killed please? I seem to have lost Geoff's Search engine for WW1.

2. Would any one have an image of this ship please?

3. What was her status please? Plainly she had been (to use a modern description) 'taken up from the trade' as she had sailed for the Cory Colliers before WW.1. I have found some descriptions of her as HMS (which I have doubts about) - the 1916 Navy List shows her as a Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary and J J Colledge has her as an RFA.

Help please

Thank you

Gibeltarik

Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, World War 1
Researched & compiled by Don Kindell, all rights reserved

http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1918-03Mar.htm


Lady Cory Wright, ship lost

ARCHER, Ernest, Ordinary Seaman, J 57313 (Ch)

BARTON, Joseph C, Ship's Assistant Steward, M 6157 (Dev)

BEATON, Donald, Cook, MMR, 105780

BELTON, John, Seaman, RNR, A 5003

BLACKWOOD, Frederick G, 3rd Engineer, MMR, (no service number listed)

BOYD, Henry, Lance Corporal, RMLI (RMR B 1044), 14258 (Ply)

BUTLER, Edward, Seaman, RNR, D 1991

CHATER, Charles W, Sub Lieutenant, RNR

CLEAR, Frederick, Able Seaman, RNVR, ZP 2032

COLLINS, Edward, Stoker, RNR, U 2215

COOK, James, Assistant Officer's Steward, MMR, 937037

COWIE, John, Stoker, RNR, S 8719

FLETCHER, Gilbert, Stoker, RNR, S 7048

FLINT, George W, Signalman, J 24584 (Dev)

FORREST, Joseph, Stoker, RNR, S 3138

FREEMAN, Frederick (real name, but served as Frederick Bird), Stoker, RNR, S 6987

GLEDHILL, Leonard, Ordinary Seaman, J 79250 (Dev)

GRANT, William, Petty Officer 1c, 191115 (Dev)

HAIGH, Oliver, Able Seaman, J 52167 (Dev)

HARTLEY, James O, Ordinary Seaman, J 69680 (Dev)

HINDMARSH, Michael J, Ty/Engineer Lieutenant, RNR

HOAR, George E R, Shipwright, 344409 (Dev)

HOWLETT, James, Officer's Steward, MMR, 891732

JARVIS, Harry, Petty Officer, 210475 (Dev)

JONES, Charles E, Ordinary Seaman, J 79340 (Dev)

KING, Alfred J, Stoker, RNR, U 1981

LANGWORTHY, Arthur J, Leading Seaman, RNR, A 7412

MCCARTHY, John W, Stoker, RNR, S 3874

MEADOWS, Arthur J, Able Seaman, RNVR, London Z 4982

PARSONS, Reginald L, Ty/Paymaster, RNR

PEGLER, Albert H, Able Seaman, J 30168 (Dev)

POLLARD, Thomas R, 4th Engineer, MMR, (no service number listed)

RICHARDSON, Daniel, Ty/Lieutenant, RNR

RILEY, William E, Seaman, RNR, D 2136

ROBERTS, Frank C, Ty/Engineer Sub Lieutenant, RNR

SHAW, Ernest E, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNR

SIMPSON, James, Telegraphist, RNVR, Mersey Z 1831

SPEAR, James G, Able Seaman, 199200 (Dev)

TAYLOR, Leonard E N, 3rd Mate, MMR, (no service number listed)

THOMPSON, Alfred, Stoker, NZNF 1216

WHITE, William E, Ordinary Seaman, RNVR, London Z 5684

WRIGHT, James, Seaman, RNR, D 1766

Hi - There is a bit more detail on this site Link

Cheers, Terry