Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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George James Donn
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Second Engineer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Euphorbia
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: English Channel fourteen miles south east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship
- Age at Death: 51
- Date of Death: 01/12/1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London.
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1864
- Place of Birth: Armagh, Ireland
- Address: 268 Station Road, Wallsend on Tyne.
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Agnes Sterling Donn, 7 William Street, Dundee.
- Father:
James Donn, 7 William Street, Dundee.
- Siblings:
Agnes lived at 27 Albert Street, Dundee.
- Spouse:
Mrs Eleanor Donn, nee Harrison, of 268 Station Road, Wallsend on Tyne.
- Children:
More about George James Donn
George J Donn was the son of Mr James and Mrs Agnes Sterling Donn of 7 William Street, Dundee. He was married to Mrs Eleanor Donn, nee Harrison, of 268 Station Road, Wallsend on Tyne. His sister Agnes lived at 27 Albert Street, Dundee. The SS Euphorbia was on passage from Bassein in Eastern India to London and was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel fourteen miles south east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship by the German submarine UC-75 with the loss of fourteen of her crew. George Donn is named on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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