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SS Cairntorr

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At Eastbourne on March 21, after the sinking of the ss Cairntorr by the enemy, the rescued seamen were conveyed in motor cars belonging to EW Lovely and Co Ltd, who not only refused to make any charge but promised to act in a similar manner should further contingencies of the sort occur and Dr Macaulay would accept no fee for attending one of the crew who was injured.
Title
SS Cairntorr
Author
Unknown
Item date
March 1915
Creation place
Eastbourne
Item source
Unknown
Item medium
Text: Transcription
Content
Other
Cataloguer
Everett Sharp
Filename
GWA_3952_SS_Cairntorr.txt
Copyright
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repository
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor name
Julia Allison
Contributed on the behalf of
Shipwrecked Mariners' Society

Citation

“SS Cairntorr,” by Unknown. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 24, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5683.

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