Seaman Thomas Aher
Service No: 2487C
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve,
S.S. "Garmoyle" (Glasgow)
Husband of Mary Aher, of Youghal, Co. Cork.
Marriage.
Thomas Aher, a bachelor, a Sailor, from Youghal, son of Thomas Aher, a Sailor, married Mary Sullivan, a spinster, from Youghal, daughter of Edmund Sullivan, a Sailor, on 30 December 1906, at Youghal Catholic Church.
The witnesses were
Michael Duggan,
Mary O'Brien.
In the 1911 census, they were living at Bean Street, Youghal
present were
Thomas Aher, aged 36, married, a Fisherman, born in Co. Cork.
Mary Aher, his wife, aged 29, married,
They had been married 5 years and had 1 child, who was dead
Children
Edward John Aher, b. 2 June 1909, d. 12 Oct. 1909
Thomas Aher, b. 14 May 1911
SS "Garmoyle" was a general cargo vessel, 1229 tons, which was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow. It was torpedoed or hit a mine on 10 July 1917, when 14 miles SE of Mine Head, Co. Waterford. German Submarine U-57, was one of the most successful submarines during WW1, sinking 62 ships.
It is understood that all 19 on board died, and that only Roche's body was recovered.
It is likely that SS "Garmoyle" was defensively armed. One other on board, Laurence Roche, was also a member of the Royal Navy Reserve.
The Royal Navy provided a 4" gun and Gunners to Merchant Shipping during World War 1 in an effort to counteract the effects of German Submarines in the Irish Sea, and in the Western Approaches north and south of Britain. It is probable that Aher and Roche were Gunners.
The crew of SS "Garmoyle" consisted of
Hugh Macdonald Master
Thomas Aher Seaman
Alexander Campbell Able Seaman
Charles John Campbell Able Seaman
Murdock Campbell Able Seaman
Michael John Cronin Craneman
Mary Fitzpatrick Stewardess
Andrew Harris Chief Engineer
John Irons Craneman
Donald MacDonald Able Seaman
Patrick McBride Fireman
James McCartney Cook
Richard McDavid Chief Officer
Angus McDonald Donkeyman
Alex McSween Able Seaman
Alex Munro Able Seaman
John Robertson Second Engineer
Laurence Roche Leading Seaman
Daniel Sweeney Fireman
Service No: 2487C
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve,
S.S. "Garmoyle" (Glasgow)
Husband of Mary Aher, of Youghal, Co. Cork.
Marriage.
Thomas Aher, a bachelor, a Sailor, from Youghal, son of Thomas Aher, a Sailor, married Mary Sullivan, a spinster, from Youghal, daughter of Edmund Sullivan, a Sailor, on 30 December 1906, at Youghal Catholic Church.
The witnesses were
Michael Duggan,
Mary O'Brien.
In the 1911 census, they were living at Bean Street, Youghal
present were
Thomas Aher, aged 36, married, a Fisherman, born in Co. Cork.
Mary Aher, his wife, aged 29, married,
They had been married 5 years and had 1 child, who was dead
Children
Edward John Aher, b. 2 June 1909, d. 12 Oct. 1909
Thomas Aher, b. 14 May 1911
SS "Garmoyle" was a general cargo vessel, 1229 tons, which was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow. It was torpedoed or hit a mine on 10 July 1917, when 14 miles SE of Mine Head, Co. Waterford. German Submarine U-57, was one of the most successful submarines during WW1, sinking 62 ships.
It is understood that all 19 on board died, and that only Roche's body was recovered.
It is likely that SS "Garmoyle" was defensively armed. One other on board, Laurence Roche, was also a member of the Royal Navy Reserve.
The Royal Navy provided a 4" gun and Gunners to Merchant Shipping during World War 1 in an effort to counteract the effects of German Submarines in the Irish Sea, and in the Western Approaches north and south of Britain. It is probable that Aher and Roche were Gunners.
The crew of SS "Garmoyle" consisted of
Hugh Macdonald Master
Thomas Aher Seaman
Alexander Campbell Able Seaman
Charles John Campbell Able Seaman
Murdock Campbell Able Seaman
Michael John Cronin Craneman
Mary Fitzpatrick Stewardess
Andrew Harris Chief Engineer
John Irons Craneman
Donald MacDonald Able Seaman
Patrick McBride Fireman
James McCartney Cook
Richard McDavid Chief Officer
Angus McDonald Donkeyman
Alex McSween Able Seaman
Alex Munro Able Seaman
John Robertson Second Engineer
Laurence Roche Leading Seaman
Daniel Sweeney Fireman
Seaman Thomas Aher
Service No: 2487C
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve,
S.S. "Garmoyle" (Glasgow)
Husband of Mary Aher, of Youghal, Co. Cork.
Marriage.
Thomas Aher, a bachelor, a Sailor, from Youghal, son of Thomas Aher, a Sailor, married Mary Sullivan, a spinster, from Youghal, daughter of Edmund Sullivan, a Sailor, on 30 December 1906, at Youghal Catholic Church.
The witnesses were
Michael Duggan,
Mary O'Brien.
In the 1911 census, they were living at Bean Street, Youghal
present were
Thomas Aher, aged 36, married, a Fisherman, born in Co. Cork.
Mary Aher, his wife, aged 29, married,
They had been married 5 years and had 1 child, who was dead
Children
Edward John Aher, b. 2 June 1909, d. 12 Oct. 1909
Thomas Aher, b. 14 May 1911
SS "Garmoyle" was a general cargo vessel, 1229 tons, which was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow. It was torpedoed or hit a mine on 10 July 1917, when 14 miles SE of Mine Head, Co. Waterford. German Submarine U-57, was one of the most successful submarines during WW1, sinking 62 ships.
It is understood that all 19 on board died, and that only Roche's body was recovered.
It is likely that SS "Garmoyle" was defensively armed. One other on board, Laurence Roche, was also a member of the Royal Navy Reserve.
The Royal Navy provided a 4" gun and Gunners to Merchant Shipping during World War 1 in an effort to counteract the effects of German Submarines in the Irish Sea, and in the Western Approaches north and south of Britain. It is probable that Aher and Roche were Gunners.
The crew of SS "Garmoyle" consisted of
Hugh Macdonald Master
Thomas Aher Seaman
Alexander Campbell Able Seaman
Charles John Campbell Able Seaman
Murdock Campbell Able Seaman
Michael John Cronin Craneman
Mary Fitzpatrick Stewardess
Andrew Harris Chief Engineer
John Irons Craneman
Donald MacDonald Able Seaman
Patrick McBride Fireman
James McCartney Cook
Richard McDavid Chief Officer
Angus McDonald Donkeyman
Alex McSween Able Seaman
Alex Munro Able Seaman
John Robertson Second Engineer
Laurence Roche Leading Seaman
Daniel Sweeney Fireman
Service No: 2487C
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve,
S.S. "Garmoyle" (Glasgow)
Husband of Mary Aher, of Youghal, Co. Cork.
Marriage.
Thomas Aher, a bachelor, a Sailor, from Youghal, son of Thomas Aher, a Sailor, married Mary Sullivan, a spinster, from Youghal, daughter of Edmund Sullivan, a Sailor, on 30 December 1906, at Youghal Catholic Church.
The witnesses were
Michael Duggan,
Mary O'Brien.
In the 1911 census, they were living at Bean Street, Youghal
present were
Thomas Aher, aged 36, married, a Fisherman, born in Co. Cork.
Mary Aher, his wife, aged 29, married,
They had been married 5 years and had 1 child, who was dead
Children
Edward John Aher, b. 2 June 1909, d. 12 Oct. 1909
Thomas Aher, b. 14 May 1911
SS "Garmoyle" was a general cargo vessel, 1229 tons, which was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow. It was torpedoed or hit a mine on 10 July 1917, when 14 miles SE of Mine Head, Co. Waterford. German Submarine U-57, was one of the most successful submarines during WW1, sinking 62 ships.
It is understood that all 19 on board died, and that only Roche's body was recovered.
It is likely that SS "Garmoyle" was defensively armed. One other on board, Laurence Roche, was also a member of the Royal Navy Reserve.
The Royal Navy provided a 4" gun and Gunners to Merchant Shipping during World War 1 in an effort to counteract the effects of German Submarines in the Irish Sea, and in the Western Approaches north and south of Britain. It is probable that Aher and Roche were Gunners.
The crew of SS "Garmoyle" consisted of
Hugh Macdonald Master
Thomas Aher Seaman
Alexander Campbell Able Seaman
Charles John Campbell Able Seaman
Murdock Campbell Able Seaman
Michael John Cronin Craneman
Mary Fitzpatrick Stewardess
Andrew Harris Chief Engineer
John Irons Craneman
Donald MacDonald Able Seaman
Patrick McBride Fireman
James McCartney Cook
Richard McDavid Chief Officer
Angus McDonald Donkeyman
Alex McSween Able Seaman
Alex Munro Able Seaman
John Robertson Second Engineer
Laurence Roche Leading Seaman
Daniel Sweeney Fireman
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