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passingby
Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: Just Passing By.. Hello Anyway |
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Hi folks. 1st post so...........
Straight to the point. My wife has been doing a bit of family research, very interesting but also a bit disappointing.. So far.. then dead ends. oops!
She gave me a little project, to find out about one of her Great Aunts, who according to some information she had been passed, had been killed in a shipping accident (bombed, sunk.. you get the idea) in Hong Kong harbour. We had no dates of this, all we had was a name "Dolly".
Eventually after searching for a while I found the gravestone in Rosemarkie Cemetery. I knew that her family were originally from Rosemarkie & Fortrose. This gave my project a big boost.
I found out that Dolina "Dolly" MacKay was married to William Richardson. They were on their way to Trinidad (H.M.S. Goshawk), Sailed from Liverpool onboard the "SS Almeda Star" on 15/1/41. Torpedoed & Sunk on 17/1/41, by "U-96" of "Das Boot" fame.
I have managed to find the passenger list in the National Archive, found loads of stories of what happened on that day. Found Williams name on the Lee-On-Solent war memorial. However.. I'm still at a loss, can't seem to find much more information on Dolina.
A few google searches & a few more, brought me to this website. Where I found the gravestone again.
I have a question for Ghostwhisperer. Can you tell me where you got the "19 Brunswick Parade, Waterloo, Liverpool." address from? As quoted on your post.
Any information would be appreciated.
Stephen Crooks
Ghostwhisperer wrote: | Name: RICHARDSON, DOLINA ROSE (MACKAY)
Initials: D R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Civilian
Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead
Age: 29
Date of Death: 17/01/1941
Additional information: of 19 Brunswick Parade, Waterloo, Liverpool. Wife of Lieut. William Antoine Richardson, R.N.V.R. (lost in the same incident).
Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority: S.S. "ALMEDA STAR"
Name: RICHARDSON, WILLIAM ANTOINE
Initials: W A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant (A)
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: H.M.S. Goshawk
Age: 32
Date of Death: 17/01/1941
Additional information: Son of William and Jeanne Richardson, of Waterloo, Crosby, Lancashire; husband of Dolina Rose Richardson.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 2, Panel 6.
Memorial: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
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passingby
Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, the registration wouldn't accept my name. Hence the passingby name |
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Ghostwhisperer
Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 3799 Location: Ross-Shire
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passingby
Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hey thanks, looked on there for William... never thought about Dolina , as she was a civilian. Thanks for the information |
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