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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Norman Scott Craig
Military Information
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- Rank: Seaman
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- Regiment/Service: S.S. Amsterdam
- Unit/Ship: Merchantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 24
- Date of Death: 24/02/1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
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Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1894
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: Lindisfarne, Heath Avenue, Lenzie, Dumbartonshire
- Occupation: Radio Operator
- Mother:
Mrs Isabella Craig, nee Nicoll, of Lindisfarne, Heath Avenue, Lenzie, Dumbartonshire
- Father:
Peter Craig
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More about Norman Scott Craig
Norman S Craig was the son of Mr Peter and Mrs Isabella Craig, nee Nicoll, of Lindisfarne, Heath Avenue, Lenzie, Dumbartonshire and he was born in Dundee. The SS Amsterdam was a coaster and was torpedoed about four miles south east of Amble in Northumberland by the German submarine UC-49 whilst on passage from Leith to Rotterdam. Four crewmen were lost in the sinking. Norman Craig is named on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
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