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April 12, 1917 the Ellerman-Wilson Lines SS Toro was torpedoed and sunk by the SMS U-55. Many or most of the crew got off the ship before she sank and were taken aboard the U-55. The captain and a gunner were taken prisoner while the remaining crewmen were left on the casing of the U-boat. As he had done before, Oberleutnant zur See Wilhelm Werner, submerged the boat leaving the survivors to die in the Atlantic. He was charged with several counts of war crimes, but was never tried for the deaths of the fourteen men he killed from the Toro. |
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Roll of Honour |
In memory of those who lost their lives in SS Toro "As long as we embrace them in our memory, their spirit will always be with us" |
Name |
Rate |
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Andersson, Charles |
Able Seaman |
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Bateman, Leonard A. |
Assistant Steward |
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Crockett, John M. |
3rd Engineer |
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Hardy, James W. |
Fireman |
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Hardy, Joseph E. |
Fireman |
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Harwood, Samuel W. |
Chief Engineer |
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Lloyd, A. |
Fireman |
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Moorehouse, Elijah |
Cadet |
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Olsson, Erik H. |
Able Seaman |
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Oxendale, Alfred |
Assistant Cook |
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Sharpe, William H. |
Steward |
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Slade, Arthur E. |
Sailor |
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Spencer, William |
Able Seaman |
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Tether, Douglas M. |
2nd Mate |
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Brothers |
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Chief Engineer Samuel William Harwood, late of SS Toro. |
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