HMAT A71 Nestor
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Name | HMAT A71 Nestor |
Displacement | 14,501 tons |
Speed | 14 knots |
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Owned by the Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd of Liverpool (Blue Funnel Line) and leased by the Commonwealth until 26 Jun 1917. Completed six voyages from Australia, mainly carrying reinforcement units to England.
Soldiers carried
Melbourne to Liverpool 28 February - 20 April 1918
Harry Douglas Butcher
Victor George James
England to Fremantle 12 December 1918 - 18 January 1919
Gordon Edgar (George) Bennett
William Wright Casterton MM
Alfred Gittins
Alfred Tennyson Needham