Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Patrick Ward
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Seaman
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Corsican Prince
- Unit/Ship: Merchant Marine
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death: 48
- Date of Death: 07.02.1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 6 Cleghorn St, Dundee
- Occupation: Fireman
- Mother:
Mary Ward
- Father:
Miles Ward
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Elizabeth Ward (nee Reid) 61 Hawkhill, Dundee
- Children:
More about Patrick Ward
Patrick has no known grave but is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
The Corsican Prince left Dundee on 6th February 1917 bound for Dunkirk with a cargo of timber. The following day she was just off Whitby when she was torpedoed by German Submarine UB-34. The crew of 31 took to the lifeboats with Patrick apparently drowning during the evacuation of his ship.
information supplied by Gary Thomson
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