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* [[John Patrick Whitaker]] | * [[John Patrick Whitaker]] | ||
===Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941=== | ===Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941=== | ||
| + | Troops embarked 3 January, ship sailed 5 January<br> | ||
Seven smaller ships carried troops from Convoy US 8 between Colombo and ports in Egypt. | Seven smaller ships carried troops from Convoy US 8 between Colombo and ports in Egypt. | ||
====2/28 Battalion==== | ====2/28 Battalion==== | ||
* [[Albert William Chadwick]] | * [[Albert William Chadwick]] | ||
* [[Herbert James Collier]] | * [[Herbert James Collier]] | ||
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* [[Andrew Walker Cunningham]] | * [[Andrew Walker Cunningham]] | ||
* [[Charles Henry Walter Hansen]] | * [[Charles Henry Walter Hansen]] | ||
* [[John Peter Lewis Rymer]] | * [[John Peter Lewis Rymer]] | ||
* † [[David John Sexty]] | * † [[David John Sexty]] | ||
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| + | ===Other units=== | ||
| + | * [[Richard Barrett]] 9th Division Salvage Unit | ||
===Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941=== | ===Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941=== | ||
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===Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942=== | ===Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942=== | ||
| − | Two smaller | + | Two smaller ships, the [[SS Marella]] and [[HMAS Westralia]] transported the 2/4th to Port Moresby from Darwin - 31 Dec 1941 to 3 Jan 1942. |
Seven small Dutch ships carried personnel from Ratai Bay to Keppel Harbour, Singapore 22 - 25 Jan 1942 | Seven small Dutch ships carried personnel from Ratai Bay to Keppel Harbour, Singapore 22 - 25 Jan 1942 | ||
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* [[Harold Edward (Tony) Saw]] | * [[Harold Edward (Tony) Saw]] | ||
| + | * † [[Fred Whitaker]] | ||
===Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941=== | ===Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 25 October 2023
 Aquitania in Hospital Ship livery en.wikipedia.org | |
 Aquitania at Boston Naval Shipyard, September 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMHS Aquitania |
| Owner | Cunard, White Star Line |
| Builder | John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Yard number | 409 |
| Launched | 21 Apr 1913 |
| Completed | 24 May 1914 |
| In service | 30 May 1914 |
| Out of service | 1950 |
| Fate | scrapped in Scotland 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Tonnage | 44,786 tons |
| Length | 901 ft (274.62m) |
| Beam | 97 ft (29.57 m) |
| Depth | 36 ft (10.97 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbines, 4 screws |
| Speed | 25 knots (46.3 kmph) |
| Capacity | 972 crew; 7,724 troops |
Contents
- 1 Remarks
- 2 List of soldiers carried
- 3 World War I
- 4 World War II
- 4.1 Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 20 Apr - 3 Jun 1940
- 4.2 Fremantle to Palestine 30 August - 30 September 1940
- 4.3 Fremantle to Bombay, transshipped to HMT Rajula for voyage to El Kantara 26 October - 25 November 1940
- 4.4 Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941
- 4.5 Other units
- 4.6 Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941
- 4.7 Fremantle to Port Tewfik via Ceylon 9 - 25 July 1941
- 4.8 Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942
- 4.9 Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941
- 4.10 Port Tewfik, Egypt to Fremantle via Addu Atoll 26 January - 18 February 1943
Remarks
Owned by the Cunard Line and used on the Southampton-New York (1914) (1920–1939) (1945–1948); Southampton-Halifax (1948–1950) routes during peace time. In civilian use carried she 618 first class passengers, 614 second class, 2,004 third class. These numbers were later reduced as standards changed.
During World War 1 she was initially fitted out as an auxiliary cruiser, before being altered to perform Troopship and Hospital ship duties. For the duration of World War 2 and beyond she performed Troopship duties before being used to transport migrants to Canada until 1949. Aquitania was retired from service in 1949 and was scrapped the following year.
List of soldiers carried
World War I
Acted as both a Troopship and a Hospital Ship.
Mudros to England 18 - 28 September 1915
Mudros to England 21 - 27 October 1915
World War II
Used as a troop ship
Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 20 Apr - 3 Jun 1940
Fremantle to Palestine 30 August - 30 September 1940
Fremantle to Bombay, transshipped to HMT Rajula for voyage to El Kantara 26 October - 25 November 1940
Boarded on the 25th , sailed on the 26th October.
- Eric Anderson
- † Victor Charles Lowe
- † John Hector Russell MacDonald
- Clarence Malarkey
- Francis Malarkey
- Edwin Reed Marshall
- Donald Roberts Scott
- Allan Cole Uren
- John Patrick Whitaker
Fremantle to Colombo 3 - 12 January 1941
Troops embarked 3 January, ship sailed 5 January
Seven smaller ships carried troops from Convoy US 8 between Colombo and ports in Egypt.
2/28 Battalion
- Albert William Chadwick
- Herbert James Collier
- Ashley Claude George Moseley Cordy
- Andrew Walker Cunningham
- Charles Henry Walter Hansen
- John Peter Lewis Rymer
- † David John Sexty
Other units
- Richard Barrett 9th Division Salvage Unit
Fremantle to Bombay 10 - 22 Feb 1941
Fremantle to Port Tewfik via Ceylon 9 - 25 July 1941
Boarded 5-8 July, sailed 9 July
- Joseph James Burrows
- Charles William (Charlie) Divall
- Douglas John Elliott
- Ernest Arnold Fallon
- Robert Henry Fletcher
- David Edward Kitchener Granberg
- Ronald Gwynne
- Stanton Edward McKenna
- † Andrew McKenzie
- † Jack North
- Thomas Stanley O'Meagher
- George Charles Owens
- Walter Vivian Ernest Peters
- † Bernard Sydney Smailes
- Arthur Henry Thompson
- † Roy Thomas Aston Wallis
- † David Robert Gerald Watts
Darwin to Ratai Bay, Java via Port Moresby, Sydney and Fremantle 30 December 1941 - 21 January 1942
Two smaller ships, the SS Marella and HMAS Westralia transported the 2/4th to Port Moresby from Darwin - 31 Dec 1941 to 3 Jan 1942.
Seven small Dutch ships carried personnel from Ratai Bay to Keppel Harbour, Singapore 22 - 25 Jan 1942
2/4th Machine Gun Battalion
- James William Basell
- Ronald Hamilton Cornish
- Norman Lenard (Bob) Dunnell boarded in Fremantle 15 Jan 1942
- Basil Fitzgerald
- Charles William (Tiny) Gray
- William Rice Gregory
- Edgar Joseph Howard
- † Edward Johnathon (Ted) Leadbitter
- † Herbert Michael (Bert) Rubery
- Harold Edward (Tony) Saw
- † Fred Whitaker
Fremantle to Egypt 10 February - 17 March 1941