WWI forum  
World War One discussions. 
Go to: Forum List•Message List•New Topic•Search•Log In•Print View
Irish crewman on WW1 uboat.
Posted by: ormelittle ()
Date: October 19, 2020 03:03PM

I have just joined, so please excuse me for any mistakes in my request.
An ancestor, THOMAS MOORE, was born in Ireland in 1896. He was later apprenticed in the shipyard in Glasgow, before serving with the German Navy as an engineer on a U-boat. I do not know the number of the U-boat, I'm afraid.
I know this to be true because in 1963 I was shown by his sister, a long photograph of a U-boat. Thomas was standing at the extreme stern where his name was shown - "engineer". At the time I had little interest in asking for more information, and some time later his sister died, and the photograph and other papers were destroyed.
Were records of crewmen kept? Or was it just officers?
Many thanks.

Options: Reply•Quote


Subject Written By Posted
Irish crewman on WW1 uboat. ormelittle 10/19/2020 03:03PM
Re: Irish crewman on WW1 uboat. Michael Lowrey 11/01/2020 03:55AM


Go to: Forum List•Message List•Search•Log In
Your Name: 
Your Email: 
Subject: 
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
 **     **   *******   **     **   ******    **      ** 
 **     **  **     **  **     **  **    **   **  **  ** 
 **     **         **  **     **  **         **  **  ** 
 *********   *******   **     **  **   ****  **  **  ** 
 **     **         **  **     **  **    **   **  **  ** 
 **     **  **     **  **     **  **    **   **  **  ** 
 **     **   *******    *******    ******     ***  ***