Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3808

Memorial at Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Audrey Cove, MMR, lost in SS ‘Laurentic’ 1917

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Laurentic

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cove, Audrey Lawrence
Age: 18
Date of Death: 25/1/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Writer
Organisation: Mercantile Marine Reserve

Extra

Notes: Male.

The SS 'Laurentic' sunk in 1917 after striking two mines deposited by the German submarine U-80, north of Ireland. She was lost alongside 354 souls and 43 tons of gold.
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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Maritime Memorials