Difference between revisions of "HMAT A68 Anchises"
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| − | Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). | + | Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). While managed by the Transport Branch of the Royal Australian Navy she made five journeys from Australia as a troop ship. |
| − | Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 | + | Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 when her management transferred to the British Admiralty. |
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Revision as of 20:01, 8 December 2017
 HMAT A68 Anchises | |
| History | |
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| Name |
HMAT A68 Anchises |
| Builder/Built | 1911 in Belfast |
| Type | SS Troopship |
| Displacement | 10,046 tons |
| Speed | 10 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Owned by the Ocean SS Co Ltd, Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line). While managed by the Transport Branch of the Royal Australian Navy she made five journeys from Australia as a troop ship. Commonwealth control ceased on 12 Oct 1917 when her management transferred to the British Admiralty.
Soldiers carried
Fremantle to Port Suez 2 September 1915 - ? September 1915
Sydney to Liverpool 8 August - 2 October 1917
England to Fremantle 1 November - 25 December 1917
Devonport to Albany 28 February - 7 April 1919
- Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt
- Edward Briggs
- Harry Redcliffe Broadhurst
- Victor Norman Chandler MM
- Albert John Egan MiD
- John Edwin Ffoulkes DCM
- George Weston Firns
- James Kershaw
- Angus Lindt
- Alfred Arthur Martin
- James O'Brien
- Hector Lionel Saw
- Frederick Selkirk
- John Harold Rupert Smith
- William George Tait
Post WW1 Men