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Re: U-boats that attacked my Great uncles convoy
Posted by:
TomM
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Date: May 07, 2011 04:42AM
Found info in the "History of the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division in World War I", published 1919, that would rule out convoy H.X. 40 as the convoy in question as it reached Liverpool on July 17th, 6:30 PM.
Here is the extract:
"July 1. Second and Third Battalions and Headquarters Co., Supply Co. and Machine Gun Co. landed at Liverpool, England.
July 2. Above units left Liverpool in the morning and traveled by rail to Southampton,England. Detrained at Southampton and marched to a rest camp, arriving at about 10:00 p. m. the night of the second. Remained at rest camp until the afternoon of July 4th.
July 4. The regiment (less First Battalion) marched to the wharf, where they boarded a boat (the La Margarite) for France.
July 5. Landed at Le Havre, France, in the morning; stayed at a rest camp the remainder of the day; the next day left Le Havre via the box car route, Headquarters and Second Battalion arriving at RECEY-sur-OURCE about 20 hours, 7 July; Third Battalion arriving morning of 8 July.
July 8. Marched to AIGNAY-le-DUC, staging en route, and arriving 10 July, 1918.
Intensive training was then taken up according to program of training, 90th Division.
July 15. First Battalion landed in Liverpool, England. This battalion originally sailed on the steamship Delta, June 20, 1918, but on account of the poor condition of the ship turned back on the morning of June 23rd, landing at Halifax, N. S. on 25 June. Sailed from Halifax July 4th.
July 16. First Battalion entrained for rest camp at Winchester, England, where it
remained one day and part of two nights. Left Winchester for Southampton, July 18th."
Thus what ever convoy the 1st Battalion of the 357th was with - it arrived at Liverpool on July 15th. Seems also possible, from the above wording, that his Battalion did not leave Halifax in the S.S. Delta.
Please help. Become a fascination fiqureing this out.
Here is the extract:
"July 1. Second and Third Battalions and Headquarters Co., Supply Co. and Machine Gun Co. landed at Liverpool, England.
July 2. Above units left Liverpool in the morning and traveled by rail to Southampton,England. Detrained at Southampton and marched to a rest camp, arriving at about 10:00 p. m. the night of the second. Remained at rest camp until the afternoon of July 4th.
July 4. The regiment (less First Battalion) marched to the wharf, where they boarded a boat (the La Margarite) for France.
July 5. Landed at Le Havre, France, in the morning; stayed at a rest camp the remainder of the day; the next day left Le Havre via the box car route, Headquarters and Second Battalion arriving at RECEY-sur-OURCE about 20 hours, 7 July; Third Battalion arriving morning of 8 July.
July 8. Marched to AIGNAY-le-DUC, staging en route, and arriving 10 July, 1918.
Intensive training was then taken up according to program of training, 90th Division.
July 15. First Battalion landed in Liverpool, England. This battalion originally sailed on the steamship Delta, June 20, 1918, but on account of the poor condition of the ship turned back on the morning of June 23rd, landing at Halifax, N. S. on 25 June. Sailed from Halifax July 4th.
July 16. First Battalion entrained for rest camp at Winchester, England, where it
remained one day and part of two nights. Left Winchester for Southampton, July 18th."
Thus what ever convoy the 1st Battalion of the 357th was with - it arrived at Liverpool on July 15th. Seems also possible, from the above wording, that his Battalion did not leave Halifax in the S.S. Delta.
Please help. Become a fascination fiqureing this out.
