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. SAINT NINIAN
WW1
WW1
S.S. St. Ninian was sunk on 7 February 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-34 - approximately 3 nautical miles East of Whitby. She was en route from Port Kelah to the Tees with a cargo of iron pyrites.
Master John Frederick BARHAM
Mercantile Marine
Died 7-2-1917 aged 39years
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Barham
Husband of Edith Barham, of "Dene Hollow," Mosman St., Mosman, Sydney, N.S.W.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
Mercantile Marine
Died 7-2-1917 aged 39years
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Barham
Husband of Edith Barham, of "Dene Hollow," Mosman St., Mosman, Sydney, N.S.W.
Honoured: Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Honoured Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
The Sun (Sydney, N.S.W.) 18-2-1917
CAPTAIN JOHN BARHAM
SYDNEY U BOAT VICTIM
Deep regret is felt in Sydney at the death of Captain John Barham, who was on board the St. Ninian, which was torpedoed by the enemy on February 7. The St. Ninian was sailing under sealed orders, and was in home waters somewhere south-west of England. Captain Barham, whose home is at "Inidorn," Musgrave-street, Mosman, left a widow and two children, Mr. Harold Barham, of the Vacuum Oil Co., and Miss Mabel Barham. Ever since the outbreak of war he had "been transporting munitions, &c„ having made a number of trips to Rotterdam, to Suez, and Tunis. Captain Barham was the son of Mr. W. S. Barham, of Malvern, Argylshire. He was born in London in 1874, and ever since the age of 16 has been associated with the Scottish shipping firm of J.D. Clink, of Greenock. After the death of J. D. Clink the firm was taken over by Messrs. A. Mackay and Co., and Captain Barham continued to sail the boats of the company, with which he was connected for 27 years. At the outbreak of war his boat was commandeered, and it was while at his post of duty that he surrendered his life for his country.
CAPTAIN JOHN BARHAM
SYDNEY U BOAT VICTIM
Deep regret is felt in Sydney at the death of Captain John Barham, who was on board the St. Ninian, which was torpedoed by the enemy on February 7. The St. Ninian was sailing under sealed orders, and was in home waters somewhere south-west of England. Captain Barham, whose home is at "Inidorn," Musgrave-street, Mosman, left a widow and two children, Mr. Harold Barham, of the Vacuum Oil Co., and Miss Mabel Barham. Ever since the outbreak of war he had "been transporting munitions, &c„ having made a number of trips to Rotterdam, to Suez, and Tunis. Captain Barham was the son of Mr. W. S. Barham, of Malvern, Argylshire. He was born in London in 1874, and ever since the age of 16 has been associated with the Scottish shipping firm of J.D. Clink, of Greenock. After the death of J. D. Clink the firm was taken over by Messrs. A. Mackay and Co., and Captain Barham continued to sail the boats of the company, with which he was connected for 27 years. At the outbreak of war his boat was commandeered, and it was while at his post of duty that he surrendered his life for his country.