Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Frank Mearns
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Ness
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 38
- Date of Death: 25.10.1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Ferryden
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Elizabeth Mearns
- Father:
Thomas Mearns
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Willamina Knight Gall Mearns, “Tayview Buildings” Church St, Broughty Ferry
- Children:
More about Frank Mearns
S.S. Ness was a 3,050 ton Steamer which was torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-64, 10 miles South East of Cabo de Gata with the loss of 2 lives
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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