Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
S.S. JOSHUA NICHOLSON (North Shields)
WW1
WW1
S.S. Joshua Nicholson was sunk on 18 March 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-70 - off Wolf Rock. She was en route from London to Alexandria with a general cargo.
2nd Mate (Sub-Lieut. RNR, Rtd) Charles Alfred MOSSMAN
Born: Sydney, N.S.W. Merchant Navy Killed in Action 18-3-1917, aged 58years Son of the late Charles and Annie M. Mossman Husband of Annie Maria Mossman (nee Flanders), of 46, Albert Palace Mansions, London Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll |