Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Rennie
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Fireman & Trimmer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Ladoga
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost At Sea
- Age at Death: 34
- Date of Death: 16.04.1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 31 Dura St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Georgina Rennie
- Father:
John Rennie
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Jessie Rennie (nee McKinlay) 31 Dura St, Dundee
- Children:
More about John Rennie
John has no known grave but is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
The S.S. Ladoga was a 1,900 ton defensively armed British Merchant Ship. On 16 April 1918 she was en route from Bilbao to Maryport with a cargo of Iron Ore, when 15 miles South East of South Arklow Light Vessel Ireland, she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German Submarine UB-73 with the loss of 29 lives.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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