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Re: German WWI-U-Boat-Commanders & photos U-49
Posted by:
Kenneth Berry
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Date: August 21, 2012 03:33AM
Ken Berry Wrote:
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> Hi My Mums Dad was 3rd Engineeron the S.S.Sagamore
> sunk by U-49 3 rd March 1917,with one torpedo port
> side amidships.Sank within 30 minuts.# lifeboats
> got away But were diapersed over night then a
> storm came up.Two of the lifeboats were never seen
> again.The lifeboat my grandad was in had 17
> survivors,But the weren't picked up till the 12th
> March 1917,by the Flue funnel Lines
> S.S.Deucalion.By that time only 7 had survived. On
> arrival at Capetown 5 had to have their feet
> amputated due to frostbite and gangreene,but not
> my grandad.He was sent home but my Mum remembered
> he was in pain all the time and they started to> take a toe off and bits of flesh.Itwasn't till
> 1920 that they really started to work on him and
> By 1922 he had had bother lower limbs amputated an
> inch or so below the knees.I would be very
> interested in a photo of the U-49 and its
> Commander as My Children,grand children and
> G/G?Children are giving me a bit of a "hurry Up"
> due to the old age problem.Thank You for reading
> my request and hoping you may be able to help.best
> Regards Ken & Rita Berry.PS This is my original letter. Is it possible to obtain another copy of the U-49 as my PC took a siezure and I lost a lot of my hardrive and the photo has gone.Hope you can help Best Regards Ken Berry
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> Hi My Mums Dad was 3rd Engineeron the S.S.Sagamore
> sunk by U-49 3 rd March 1917,with one torpedo port
> side amidships.Sank within 30 minuts.# lifeboats
> got away But were diapersed over night then a
> storm came up.Two of the lifeboats were never seen
> again.The lifeboat my grandad was in had 17
> survivors,But the weren't picked up till the 12th
> March 1917,by the Flue funnel Lines
> S.S.Deucalion.By that time only 7 had survived. On
> arrival at Capetown 5 had to have their feet
> amputated due to frostbite and gangreene,but not
> my grandad.He was sent home but my Mum remembered
> he was in pain all the time and they started to> take a toe off and bits of flesh.Itwasn't till
> 1920 that they really started to work on him and
> By 1922 he had had bother lower limbs amputated an
> inch or so below the knees.I would be very
> interested in a photo of the U-49 and its
> Commander as My Children,grand children and
> G/G?Children are giving me a bit of a "hurry Up"
> due to the old age problem.Thank You for reading
> my request and hoping you may be able to help.best
> Regards Ken & Rita Berry.PS This is my original letter. Is it possible to obtain another copy of the U-49 as my PC took a siezure and I lost a lot of my hardrive and the photo has gone.Hope you can help Best Regards Ken Berry
