Difference between revisions of "HMAT A48 Seang Bee"
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| − | *[[Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland]] | + | * [[Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Ernest Capstick]] | + | * [[Frederick Ernest Capstick]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Henry Chisholm]] | + | * [[Ernest Henry Chisholm]] |
| − | *[[Herbert Dunbar Cousens]] | + | * [[Herbert Dunbar Cousens]] |
| − | *[[Reuben Leeuwin Cousens]] | + | * † [[Reuben Leeuwin Cousens]] |
| − | *[[Charles Fielder]] | + | * [[Charles Fielder]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Thomas Feast]] | + | * [[Arthur Thomas Feast]] |
| − | *[[Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale]] | + | * [[Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale]] |
| − | *[[William Henry Gibbs]] | + | * [[William Henry Gibbs]] |
| − | *[[William Hall]] | + | * [[William Hall]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty]] | + | * [[Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty]] |
| − | *[[Ellis Henry Hill]] | + | * [[Ellis Henry Hill]] |
| − | *[[Leo Patrick Kane]] | + | * [[Leo Patrick Kane]] |
* † [[George Andrew King]] | * † [[George Andrew King]] | ||
| − | *[[Arthur Lewis]] | + | * [[Arthur Lewis]] |
| − | *[[Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis]] | + | * [[Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis]] |
| − | *[[Reginald Peter Lewis]] | + | * [[Reginald Peter Lewis]] |
| − | *[[William Edward McKenna]] | + | * [[William Edward McKenna]] |
| − | *[[Robert Poole]] | + | * [[Robert Poole]] |
| − | *[[Frederick James Powell]] | + | * [[Frederick James Powell]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Henry Rice]] | + | * [[Thomas Henry Rice]] |
| − | *[[William Thomas Saw]] | + | * [[William Thomas Saw]] |
| − | *[[Albert Edward See]] | + | * [[Albert Edward See]] |
| − | *[[Thomas Joseph Sheehan]] | + | * [[Thomas Joseph Sheehan]] |
| − | *[[James Clarence Taylor]] | + | * [[James Clarence Taylor]] |
| − | *[[Sidney Francis Till]] | + | * [[Sidney Francis Till]] |
| − | *[[William Paul (Layton) Walton]] | + | * [[William Paul (Layton) Walton]] |
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Revision as of 23:19, 17 June 2021
 Postcard published during WW1, photographer unknown | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAT A48 Seang Bee |
| Builder/Built | 1891 Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Type | passenger / cargo (twin screws) |
| Displacement | 5,849 tons |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Contents
Remarks
Originally built for the Bibby Line, in 1914 it was owned by Lim Chin Tsong of Rangoon, and was leased by the Commonwealth until 12 May 1917 when her management was taken over by the British Admiralty. She made four trips to the UK from Australian ports as a troopship. Previously known as the Shropshire.
Soldiers carried
Sydney to Alexandria 2 December 1914 - 11 February 1915
Alexandria to Lemnos Island 12 - 15 April 1915
Fremantle to Plymouth 19 July - 9 September 1916
- Patrick Francis Brennan
- David Edward Bromley
- Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland
- Frederick Ernest Capstick
- Ernest Henry Chisholm
- Herbert Dunbar Cousens
- † Reuben Leeuwin Cousens
- Charles Fielder
- Arthur Thomas Feast
- Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale
- William Henry Gibbs
- William Hall
- Thomas Percival (Percy) Hanretty
- Ellis Henry Hill
- Leo Patrick Kane
- † George Andrew King
- Arthur Lewis
- Ernest Alfred (Jack) Lewis
- Reginald Peter Lewis
- William Edward McKenna
- Robert Poole
- Frederick James Powell
- Thomas Henry Rice
- William Thomas Saw
- Albert Edward See
- Thomas Joseph Sheehan
- James Clarence Taylor
- Sidney Francis Till
- William Paul (Layton) Walton