Private John Spittal
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-02-23
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Myrtle A. Spittal, of 11 North 5th St., Newport, Pa., U.S.A.
Marital status: married
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 536315
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:
244488
Service file: B9199-S022
Uploader's Notes: Son of J. John Spittal, of Caldbrook, Kings Co., Nova Scotia; husband of Myrtle A. Spittal, of 11 North 5th St., Newport, Pa., U.S.A.
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