Private Walter Bramwell Sacre
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Sacre,
Walter Bramwell
Date of birth: 1895-09-01
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Laura Savage (formerly Sacre), of Barker Rd., South Devon, York Co., New Brunswick.
Marital status: married
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 536477
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
211157
Service file: B8607-S036
Uploader's Notes: Son of Walter and Annie Sacre, of 41 Morrison St., Marysville, York Co., New Brunswick; Husband of Laura Savage (formerly Sacre), of Barker Rd., South Devon, York Co., New Brunswick.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2013-07-20