The Royal Mail Ship "Leinster" was owned by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. Built by John Laird of Birkenhead in 1897, it was torpedoed in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of Thursday 10th October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.
At the time it was recorded that there were 771 persons on board, which included,
77 crew
and
695 passengers,
of whom there were,
180 civilians,
22 postal sorters,
493 military personnel.
Amongst this latter group were military medical staff of doctors and nurses from many of the commonwealth nations.
The number of persons noted above are contemporary numbers noted at the time if the sinking. The numbers are now known to be seriously incorrect.
It is now believed that at least 809 persons were onboard.
The Leinster was sunk by torpedoes fired from a German submarine, UB-123, which was commanded by 27 year old Oberleutnant Robert Ramm. The first missed, but two others hit the vessel. The second hit the Mail Room, and the third hit the Engine Room. 8 days later on 18 October 1918, during its return to Germany, UB-123 hit a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of the entire crew of 2 officers and 33 men. Their bodies were never recovered.
Contemporary newspaper and shipping company reports indicate that 256 individuals were rescued, not all of whom survived. Some of those who were rescued died in the following days from Influenza or Pneumonia. It is therefore almost impossible to determine the exact number of survivors
For a list of the known casualties, see
For passengers with surnames A - H
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H
For passengers with surnames I to Z, see
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties I - Z
For the crew
RMS Leinster Crew
RMS Leinster Survivors
SURVIVORS
R.M.S. Leinster Crew Survivors
Harry J. Addison, Second Officer d. 1962
Richard Baker, 3rd Steward, d. 1960
Nicholas Brett, 3rd Steward d. 1935
John Brown, Fireman d. 1967
James Carraher, Boatswain, d. 1964
Mary Coffey Chief Stewardess, d. 1953
Philip Joseph Connolly, Greaser, d. 1948
and his son
Thomas Joseph Connolly, Cabin Boy, d. 1981
Patrick Crangle, First Officer, d. 1925
Lawrence Crowe, Seaman, d. 1962
Thomas Hubert Deegan, 3rd Steward d. 1971
Thomas Donnelly, 3rd Steward
John Thomas Donohue, Leading Fireman d. 1944
John Flood, Second Steward d. 1966
William Griffith, Cabin Boy
Patrick Joseph Horan, 3rd Steward d. 1946
Christopher Hynes, Greaser (1889 - 1969)
Robert Jones, Fireman
William Thomas Jones, 5th Engineer
Laurence Christopher Kearns, Fireman d. 1941
John Lacey, Seaman
Percy Lamble, Fireman d. 1926
Llewellyn Lewis, Chief Steward
Robert James Lewis, Second Cook (1887 - 1934)
Henry Joseph Loughlin (1881 - 1933)
and his two brothers
Michael Loughlin, Officer's Steward d. 1968
Patrick Loughlin, Seaman d. 1933
William Maher, Fireman d. 1953
John Merrigan, Seaman, d. 1940
Robert William Michael, 2nd Engineer d. 1935
John O'Connor, 3rd Steward
Hugh Owen, Seaman
Lieut. Hugh Love Parker, Military Adjutant, (1886 - 1960)
William Pritchard, Fireman (1875 - 1953)
Gunner Evan Rowlands, Royal Navy (1868 - 1939)
William Joseph Sweeney, Assistant Purser, (1896 - 1979)
William R. Thomas, Under Steward
Elias Richard Williams, Seaman (1893 - 1940)
Hugh Williams, Seaman
John Williams, 3rd Steward
John Joseph Williams, Cabin Boy
39 names.
Post Office
John Joseph Higgins
John was the only survivor of the 22 Postal Workers who were working on board the ship
MILITARY SURVIVORS.
This list is based on
"Torpedoed", by Philip Lecane.
as supplemented by further names
Gunner E. Andorsech or Anderson, U.S. Navy
Lieut.-Col. Alec Pendock Aveline, Royal Berkshire Regt.
Commander William Theodore Bagot, Royal Navy [1885-1969]
Captain Robert Gordon Ball, Royal Army Medical Corps (1888 - 1920)
Private M. Barnes, A.S.V.
Seaman P. Barnier, U.S. Navy
Miss Lilian Mary Barry, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN)
Flight-Sergeant. Barton, Royal Air Force
Lance-Corporal A. Beckett, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private J. Bedall, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Gunner William Brennan, A.A.C.?
Lance-Corporal F. Budgeon, Essex Yeomanry
Corporal J. Burt, Ayrshire Yeomanry
Private M. Byrne, Royal Army Service Corps
Sergeant Calvert, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lieut. James Campbell, Scottish Horse
Private B. W. Clapham, Yorkshire Hussars
Lieut. John Craig Carlisle Machine Gun Corps
Francis Thomas Coleman, Australian Soldier, (1890 - 1977)
Capt. Hutchinson Ingham Cone, U.S. Naval Air Service, later Rear Admiral
Private A. Corner, Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry
Private Crawford, Royal Irish Rifles
Lieut.-Col. Crosbie, Unknown service
Major Louis Dominick Daly, DSO (1883 - 1967)
Private William Dandy, Royal Army Medical Corps (1889 - 1976)
Private Edward Alfred Dane, West Kent Yeomanry (1879 - 1965)
Lieut. Rupert Arnold Davey of Australia (1887 - 1951)
Private J. G. Delaney, 7th(Queen's Own)Hussars
Sergeant Thomas Francis Denny U.S. Army (1892 - 1968)
Private J. Dillon, Connaught Rangers
Private John Donoghue, Royal Irish Rifles
Private John Doyle, Royal Defence Corps. (1868 - 1938) Kilkenny
Lance-Corporal S. Doyle, Royal Engineers
Corporal William Dudley, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Private P. Duffy, Suffolk Regt.
Daniel Dwyer, U.S. Navy
Private Emmerson, East Riding Yeomanry
Lieut. C. Emmett, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Rifleman Patrick Joseph Fahey, New Zealand Army (1888 - 1970)
Lieut. Ronald Fife-Miller, Royal Scots Fusiliers. (1895 - 1962)
Lance-Corporal G. P. Finch, London Yeomanry
M. Flaherty, Royal Navy
Sergeant-Major Sydney Walter Foghill, Yorkshire Hussars (1879 - 1960)
Stoker Patrick Foley, Royal Navy b. 1890
Private S. Frampton, Essex Regt.
Private W. E. Frost, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lieut. Thomas L. Gadd, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lance-Corporal Gavagan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private Kenneth Sharp Galbraith, Army Pay Corps. (1890 - 1948)
Captain Gale, Canadian Army [friend of D.S.Gwyn]
Stoker Gallagher, Royal Navy
Private W. Galls, Canadian Army
Private Edward Henry Gibbs, Labour Corps d. 1951
Private Arthur Gillard, Royal Army Service Corps (1876 - 1958)
Lieut. C. Green, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private J. Gryce, Royal Marines
Private Edmund Hailwood, Lancashire Hussars
Private B. Hall, Leinster Regt.
Private Patrick Halligan, Irish Guards
Lieut. Godfrey Halse, New Zealand Army d. 1956
Private W. Hampson, Lancashire Hussars
Seaman A. B. Hartnett, Royal Navy
Sergeant Hayes, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private William Hedges, Essex Regt.
Trimmer William Henry, Royal Navy
Lieut. F. Heyes, Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
Driver Frederick Hopkins, Australian Army.
Lieut. Hume, Royal Air Force
Major Frank Brereton Hurndall, M.C., 14/20 Hussars (1883 - 1968)
Lieut. B. Jennins, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Sergeant Edgar Vincent Jackson, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1897 - 1932)
Corporal M. Jones, Worcestershire Regt.
Sergeant Robert Jones, Royal Welch Fusiliers (b. 1886)
Private Kane, Irish Guards
Lance-Corporal John Martin Victor Keen, New Zealand Army (1896 - 1955)
Vincent Henry Knight, Royal Navy (1898 - 1940)
Cadet Knox, Royal Air Force.
Lance-Corporal Lawler, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private Lawson, Unknown service
Private J. Leonard, Royal Engineers
Corporal T. Lewis, Royal Army Medical Corps
Corporal T. Lucas, Royal Army Medical Corps
Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Kirkpatrick Lynton, R.N.R.F. (1897 - 1959)
Private C. McArdle, Canadian Army
Stoker McCarthy, Royal Navy, HMS Marlborough
Private J. McCormack, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Private B. McDermott, Royal Engineers
Private G. McDower, Canadian Army
Corporal George William McIssacs, The Black Watch (1892 - 1951)
Sergeant David Gordon McVeigh, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1893 - 1983)
Private Maigan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
?? Maighall, Scottish Horse
Seaman Frank A. Martin, U.S. Navy
Ch. Spec. Mech. James B. Mason, U.S. Navy
Private John Arthur Meigan, Australian Army. (1891 - 1968)
J. Monc ?, M.S.C.
Private J. Moore, Machine Gun Corps
Private John Henry Moore, Australian Army. b. 1894 d. 1953
Lance-Corporal A. Morgan, Essex Yeomanry
D. J. Murphy, U.S. Navy
Nurse Mary Teresa Murphy, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service
b. 28 May 1890, 11.10am (a younger twin of Thomas)
Corporal John Brendan Murray, Australian Army. b. 1887
Private Richard Nevin, South Irish Horse (1887 - 1970)
Major Stephen Guy Newton, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1889-1950)
Bridget née O'Connor Twomey, V. A. D. Nurse, (1897-1998)
Sergeant Eugene O'Connor, U.S. Army
Private C. O'Shea, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Leading Seaman William O'Sullivan, Royal Navy (1884 - 1928)
Gunner Walter Holes Olliver, New Zealand Army (1885 - 1944)
Private A. Owens, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Corporal Page, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Signaller Joseph Pearson, Canadian Army
Seaman C. Pelew ?, Royal Navy
Petty Officer W. Penney, Royal Marines
Private Bertie Alfred Pike, Essex Regt. (1899 - 1973)
Private T. Prinket, Royal Army Service Corps
Private Edwin Vere Proctor, Australian Army (1888 - 1941)
Lance-Corporal Edward George Punnett London Yeomanry (died in hospital 6 days later from pneumonia) (not included in total numbers in this section)
Carpenter's Mate J. Rafferty, U.S. Navy
Trooper Thomas Regan, 20th Hussars (b. 1897) batman to Maj. Frank Hurndall
Private V. Rennis, Scottish Horse
Major Edgar Thomas Reynolds, Canadian Army (1883 - 1971)
Sergeant T. Reynolds, Rifle Brigade
Private Thomas T. Richmond, New Zealand Army
Private Ridway, Shropshire Light Infantry
Lance-Corporal Michael Denis Roach, Australian Army (1890 - 1948)
Private E. Roberts, Royal Army Service Corps
Private H. Roche, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Private Rugmer, Royal Air Force
Master Mariner G. Russell, U.S. Navy
Private Runnung ?, Scottish Horse
Lieut. Rupert ?, Royal Defence Corps
Lieut. Sargent, Cheshire Regt.
Bandmaster B. Scott, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private W. Scully, Labour Corps
Private F. Smith, Lincolnshire Regt.
Private G. Somers, Royal Wiltshire Territorial Regt.
Private Spacey, 1st Reserve Cavalry Regt.
Private Percy Taylor, Scottish Horse
Engineer H. Twidale, Royal Navy
Private Varley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sapper B. Vesper, Royal Engineers
Private George Walker, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Private T. Walker, Royal Air Force
Miss Maureen Waters, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN) (1897 - 1973)
Private W. Wood, Royal Army Service Corps
Private J. Woods, Labour Corps (possible Casualty)
Private A. Yates, Worcestershire Regt.
Private Young, Royal Irish Rifles
150 names.
CIVILIAN SURVIVORS.
B.
James Billington, of Wexford
Emily Beatrice (née Jones) Blackburne,
Wife of Charles Blackburne,
mother of
Beatrice and Charles
Alice Blacker-Douglas, of Killiney, Co. Dublin.
C.
Anna (née Ferguson) Carlisle of Rathgar, Dublin.
and her husband of 5 days, Lieut. John Craig Carlisle [see military survivors above]
R.W. Cavill, of Kent
Arthur Cohen, of Glasgow.
Margaret Cooke, (rescued, but died some hours later) (now included in Casualties A - H)
Elizabeth Costello, of Dunmore, Co. Galway.
A.W. Cramshaw, War Office, London, clerk to
Hon. Arthur Jex Davey
John Henry Cropper, of Maghull, Lancashire. (1893 - 1970)
D.
Cora Helen Mary [née England] Daly, of Blackrock, Cork. (1888 - 1947)
[aged 30, married 2 days to Major Louis Dominic Daly, noted above in Military Survivors]
Dorothy Ann Womack née Balls Davey (1896 - 1975)
her husband noted above in military survivors
Hannah Dee, of Camden Buildings, Dublin.
Mr. De Molens,
Minnie Donnelly, of Kilmeaden, Waterford
Edward Donohue, of Manchester, [now listed amongst the Casualties A - H]
Hilda Thursby née Denroche Dudgeon later Lane (1899 - 1986)
E.
Catherine Earlie, of Drewsbury.
Florence née Kelly Enright of Mountjoy Street, Dublin. (1891 - 1980)
John Enthwistle, of Manchester.
F.
Susan Fahy, of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. b. 1883
Mrs. Monica Victoria née Law Fife-Miller (1897 - 1985)
G.
Essie Gould, of Limerick
Her mother and 5 siblings died.
Hilda Ball Greene, of Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (V.A.D. Nurse)
H.
Anna Jane née Kennedy Hackett, of Hampstead, London. (1858 - 1945)
Edward Augustus Hackett d. 1945.
May Hall.
Patrick Healy, of Mallow, Co. Cork.
John William Hearn, of Kildare
both of his parents died.
Nora Henry, of Skreen, Co. Sligo. [b. 22 May 1891, (d. 1951?]
John Joseph Higgins, Post Office (1880 - 1955).
Mary J. Hoare (later Mrs. Buckley).[b. 25 Feb. 1898, d. 17 Feb. 1996]
Rev. James Hoey, of Aughrim, [b. 6 Apr. 1867]
returning to Barrow-in Furness.
John Hood, of King's Norton, Leicestershire.
He was a Commercial Traveller.
Timothy Horgan, Innishannon, Co. Cork. [b. 7 Apr. 1879, d. 27 Sept. 1960]
Robert Francis Hurndall, aged 3, son of Maj. Frank Hurndall [see above in Military Survivors]
I.
J.
Michael Joyce, M.P. for Limerick, d. 9 Dec. 1940
K.
Patrick Kelleher, aged 26, of Corporation Buildings, Cork.
L.
Laura Lalor, of Clonskeagh, Dublin. [Leonora Lexow d. 19 Feb. 1926]
Ivy Lastuck, of Manchester.
Arthur Wilfred Lewis, of London (1875 - 1944)
M.
John McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork [Wife Bridget d. 30 Apr. 1959]
and his brother
Thomas McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Mrs. Janet Muriel Hemsworth (née Witty) McDermid Smillie of Driffield. [b. 1892, d. 1963]
Mrs. Mallin, of Dublin.
O.
Francis Charles Paget Osborne, of Drogheda, Co. Louth. He was a Judge. d. 6 Jan. 1919
William O'Sullivan, of Cork.
P.
Bertie George Panks, Motor Salesman (1883 - 1921)
Lucy Agnes "Dolly" (née Harrington) Plunkett,
Sister-in-law of Sheelagh Plunkett
Nellie Prendergast, of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
R.
Maud (née Heilbuth) Marsham Rae,
Wife of Lieut.L.L.de C. Marsham Rae
Alfred Ruddell, (rescued, but died 8 days later from Pneumonia) ( now included in Casualties A - H)
Thomas T. Richards.
S.
Beatrice Maud née Fuszard Short (later McGivney) (1889 - 1971) of Weymouth
T.
Kapitanleutnant Kurt Tebbenjohanns [P.O.W.] b. 20 Nov. 1885,
Captain of Submarine UC-44.
Dorothy Hope Toppin, later Mrs. Ward, (1905 - 1982)
and her mother
Louisa Mary née Falkner Toppin (1873 - 1968)
Denis Tordoff a Cattle Dealer (1890 - 1959)
U.
V.
Frederick James Wellington Vereker (1866 - 1946)
W.
Mary née Swords Walsh (1872 - ??)
Edith Lucy Westbrook, later Mrs. W. Harrild (1889 - ?)
X.Y.Z
62 names
Total number of survivors noted: 253
At the time it was recorded that there were 771 persons on board, which included,
77 crew
and
695 passengers,
of whom there were,
180 civilians,
22 postal sorters,
493 military personnel.
Amongst this latter group were military medical staff of doctors and nurses from many of the commonwealth nations.
The number of persons noted above are contemporary numbers noted at the time if the sinking. The numbers are now known to be seriously incorrect.
It is now believed that at least 809 persons were onboard.
The Leinster was sunk by torpedoes fired from a German submarine, UB-123, which was commanded by 27 year old Oberleutnant Robert Ramm. The first missed, but two others hit the vessel. The second hit the Mail Room, and the third hit the Engine Room. 8 days later on 18 October 1918, during its return to Germany, UB-123 hit a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of the entire crew of 2 officers and 33 men. Their bodies were never recovered.
Contemporary newspaper and shipping company reports indicate that 256 individuals were rescued, not all of whom survived. Some of those who were rescued died in the following days from Influenza or Pneumonia. It is therefore almost impossible to determine the exact number of survivors
For a list of the known casualties, see
For passengers with surnames A - H
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H
For passengers with surnames I to Z, see
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties I - Z
For the crew
RMS Leinster Crew
RMS Leinster Survivors
SURVIVORS
R.M.S. Leinster Crew Survivors
Harry J. Addison, Second Officer d. 1962
Richard Baker, 3rd Steward, d. 1960
Nicholas Brett, 3rd Steward d. 1935
John Brown, Fireman d. 1967
James Carraher, Boatswain, d. 1964
Mary Coffey Chief Stewardess, d. 1953
Philip Joseph Connolly, Greaser, d. 1948
and his son
Thomas Joseph Connolly, Cabin Boy, d. 1981
Patrick Crangle, First Officer, d. 1925
Lawrence Crowe, Seaman, d. 1962
Thomas Hubert Deegan, 3rd Steward d. 1971
Thomas Donnelly, 3rd Steward
John Thomas Donohue, Leading Fireman d. 1944
John Flood, Second Steward d. 1966
William Griffith, Cabin Boy
Patrick Joseph Horan, 3rd Steward d. 1946
Christopher Hynes, Greaser (1889 - 1969)
Robert Jones, Fireman
William Thomas Jones, 5th Engineer
Laurence Christopher Kearns, Fireman d. 1941
John Lacey, Seaman
Percy Lamble, Fireman d. 1926
Llewellyn Lewis, Chief Steward
Robert James Lewis, Second Cook (1887 - 1934)
Henry Joseph Loughlin (1881 - 1933)
and his two brothers
Michael Loughlin, Officer's Steward d. 1968
Patrick Loughlin, Seaman d. 1933
William Maher, Fireman d. 1953
John Merrigan, Seaman, d. 1940
Robert William Michael, 2nd Engineer d. 1935
John O'Connor, 3rd Steward
Hugh Owen, Seaman
Lieut. Hugh Love Parker, Military Adjutant, (1886 - 1960)
William Pritchard, Fireman (1875 - 1953)
Gunner Evan Rowlands, Royal Navy (1868 - 1939)
William Joseph Sweeney, Assistant Purser, (1896 - 1979)
William R. Thomas, Under Steward
Elias Richard Williams, Seaman (1893 - 1940)
Hugh Williams, Seaman
John Williams, 3rd Steward
John Joseph Williams, Cabin Boy
39 names.
Post Office
John Joseph Higgins
John was the only survivor of the 22 Postal Workers who were working on board the ship
MILITARY SURVIVORS.
This list is based on
"Torpedoed", by Philip Lecane.
as supplemented by further names
Gunner E. Andorsech or Anderson, U.S. Navy
Lieut.-Col. Alec Pendock Aveline, Royal Berkshire Regt.
Commander William Theodore Bagot, Royal Navy [1885-1969]
Captain Robert Gordon Ball, Royal Army Medical Corps (1888 - 1920)
Private M. Barnes, A.S.V.
Seaman P. Barnier, U.S. Navy
Miss Lilian Mary Barry, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN)
Flight-Sergeant. Barton, Royal Air Force
Lance-Corporal A. Beckett, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private J. Bedall, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Gunner William Brennan, A.A.C.?
Lance-Corporal F. Budgeon, Essex Yeomanry
Corporal J. Burt, Ayrshire Yeomanry
Private M. Byrne, Royal Army Service Corps
Sergeant Calvert, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lieut. James Campbell, Scottish Horse
Private B. W. Clapham, Yorkshire Hussars
Lieut. John Craig Carlisle Machine Gun Corps
Francis Thomas Coleman, Australian Soldier, (1890 - 1977)
Capt. Hutchinson Ingham Cone, U.S. Naval Air Service, later Rear Admiral
Private A. Corner, Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry
Private Crawford, Royal Irish Rifles
Lieut.-Col. Crosbie, Unknown service
Major Louis Dominick Daly, DSO (1883 - 1967)
Private William Dandy, Royal Army Medical Corps (1889 - 1976)
Private Edward Alfred Dane, West Kent Yeomanry (1879 - 1965)
Lieut. Rupert Arnold Davey of Australia (1887 - 1951)
Private J. G. Delaney, 7th(Queen's Own)Hussars
Sergeant Thomas Francis Denny U.S. Army (1892 - 1968)
Private J. Dillon, Connaught Rangers
Private John Donoghue, Royal Irish Rifles
Private John Doyle, Royal Defence Corps. (1868 - 1938) Kilkenny
Lance-Corporal S. Doyle, Royal Engineers
Corporal William Dudley, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Private P. Duffy, Suffolk Regt.
Daniel Dwyer, U.S. Navy
Private Emmerson, East Riding Yeomanry
Lieut. C. Emmett, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Rifleman Patrick Joseph Fahey, New Zealand Army (1888 - 1970)
Lieut. Ronald Fife-Miller, Royal Scots Fusiliers. (1895 - 1962)
Lance-Corporal G. P. Finch, London Yeomanry
M. Flaherty, Royal Navy
Sergeant-Major Sydney Walter Foghill, Yorkshire Hussars (1879 - 1960)
Stoker Patrick Foley, Royal Navy b. 1890
Private S. Frampton, Essex Regt.
Private W. E. Frost, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lieut. Thomas L. Gadd, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lance-Corporal Gavagan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private Kenneth Sharp Galbraith, Army Pay Corps. (1890 - 1948)
Captain Gale, Canadian Army [friend of D.S.Gwyn]
Stoker Gallagher, Royal Navy
Private W. Galls, Canadian Army
Private Edward Henry Gibbs, Labour Corps d. 1951
Private Arthur Gillard, Royal Army Service Corps (1876 - 1958)
Lieut. C. Green, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private J. Gryce, Royal Marines
Private Edmund Hailwood, Lancashire Hussars
Private B. Hall, Leinster Regt.
Private Patrick Halligan, Irish Guards
Lieut. Godfrey Halse, New Zealand Army d. 1956
Private W. Hampson, Lancashire Hussars
Seaman A. B. Hartnett, Royal Navy
Sergeant Hayes, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private William Hedges, Essex Regt.
Trimmer William Henry, Royal Navy
Lieut. F. Heyes, Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
Driver Frederick Hopkins, Australian Army.
Lieut. Hume, Royal Air Force
Major Frank Brereton Hurndall, M.C., 14/20 Hussars (1883 - 1968)
Lieut. B. Jennins, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Sergeant Edgar Vincent Jackson, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1897 - 1932)
Corporal M. Jones, Worcestershire Regt.
Sergeant Robert Jones, Royal Welch Fusiliers (b. 1886)
Private Kane, Irish Guards
Lance-Corporal John Martin Victor Keen, New Zealand Army (1896 - 1955)
Vincent Henry Knight, Royal Navy (1898 - 1940)
Cadet Knox, Royal Air Force.
Lance-Corporal Lawler, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private Lawson, Unknown service
Private J. Leonard, Royal Engineers
Corporal T. Lewis, Royal Army Medical Corps
Corporal T. Lucas, Royal Army Medical Corps
Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Kirkpatrick Lynton, R.N.R.F. (1897 - 1959)
Private C. McArdle, Canadian Army
Stoker McCarthy, Royal Navy, HMS Marlborough
Private J. McCormack, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Private B. McDermott, Royal Engineers
Private G. McDower, Canadian Army
Corporal George William McIssacs, The Black Watch (1892 - 1951)
Sergeant David Gordon McVeigh, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1893 - 1983)
Private Maigan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
?? Maighall, Scottish Horse
Seaman Frank A. Martin, U.S. Navy
Ch. Spec. Mech. James B. Mason, U.S. Navy
Private John Arthur Meigan, Australian Army. (1891 - 1968)
J. Monc ?, M.S.C.
Private J. Moore, Machine Gun Corps
Private John Henry Moore, Australian Army. b. 1894 d. 1953
Lance-Corporal A. Morgan, Essex Yeomanry
D. J. Murphy, U.S. Navy
Nurse Mary Teresa Murphy, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service
b. 28 May 1890, 11.10am (a younger twin of Thomas)
Corporal John Brendan Murray, Australian Army. b. 1887
Private Richard Nevin, South Irish Horse (1887 - 1970)
Major Stephen Guy Newton, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1889-1950)
Bridget née O'Connor Twomey, V. A. D. Nurse, (1897-1998)
Sergeant Eugene O'Connor, U.S. Army
Private C. O'Shea, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Leading Seaman William O'Sullivan, Royal Navy (1884 - 1928)
Gunner Walter Holes Olliver, New Zealand Army (1885 - 1944)
Private A. Owens, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Corporal Page, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Signaller Joseph Pearson, Canadian Army
Seaman C. Pelew ?, Royal Navy
Petty Officer W. Penney, Royal Marines
Private Bertie Alfred Pike, Essex Regt. (1899 - 1973)
Private T. Prinket, Royal Army Service Corps
Private Edwin Vere Proctor, Australian Army (1888 - 1941)
Lance-Corporal Edward George Punnett London Yeomanry (died in hospital 6 days later from pneumonia) (not included in total numbers in this section)
Carpenter's Mate J. Rafferty, U.S. Navy
Trooper Thomas Regan, 20th Hussars (b. 1897) batman to Maj. Frank Hurndall
Private V. Rennis, Scottish Horse
Major Edgar Thomas Reynolds, Canadian Army (1883 - 1971)
Sergeant T. Reynolds, Rifle Brigade
Private Thomas T. Richmond, New Zealand Army
Private Ridway, Shropshire Light Infantry
Lance-Corporal Michael Denis Roach, Australian Army (1890 - 1948)
Private E. Roberts, Royal Army Service Corps
Private H. Roche, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Private Rugmer, Royal Air Force
Master Mariner G. Russell, U.S. Navy
Private Runnung ?, Scottish Horse
Lieut. Rupert ?, Royal Defence Corps
Lieut. Sargent, Cheshire Regt.
Bandmaster B. Scott, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private W. Scully, Labour Corps
Private F. Smith, Lincolnshire Regt.
Private G. Somers, Royal Wiltshire Territorial Regt.
Private Spacey, 1st Reserve Cavalry Regt.
Private Percy Taylor, Scottish Horse
Engineer H. Twidale, Royal Navy
Private Varley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sapper B. Vesper, Royal Engineers
Private George Walker, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Private T. Walker, Royal Air Force
Miss Maureen Waters, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN) (1897 - 1973)
Private W. Wood, Royal Army Service Corps
Private J. Woods, Labour Corps (possible Casualty)
Private A. Yates, Worcestershire Regt.
Private Young, Royal Irish Rifles
150 names.
CIVILIAN SURVIVORS.
B.
James Billington, of Wexford
Emily Beatrice (née Jones) Blackburne,
Wife of Charles Blackburne,
mother of
Beatrice and Charles
Alice Blacker-Douglas, of Killiney, Co. Dublin.
C.
Anna (née Ferguson) Carlisle of Rathgar, Dublin.
and her husband of 5 days, Lieut. John Craig Carlisle [see military survivors above]
R.W. Cavill, of Kent
Arthur Cohen, of Glasgow.
Margaret Cooke, (rescued, but died some hours later) (now included in Casualties A - H)
Elizabeth Costello, of Dunmore, Co. Galway.
A.W. Cramshaw, War Office, London, clerk to
Hon. Arthur Jex Davey
John Henry Cropper, of Maghull, Lancashire. (1893 - 1970)
D.
Cora Helen Mary [née England] Daly, of Blackrock, Cork. (1888 - 1947)
[aged 30, married 2 days to Major Louis Dominic Daly, noted above in Military Survivors]
Dorothy Ann Womack née Balls Davey (1896 - 1975)
her husband noted above in military survivors
Hannah Dee, of Camden Buildings, Dublin.
Mr. De Molens,
Minnie Donnelly, of Kilmeaden, Waterford
Edward Donohue, of Manchester, [now listed amongst the Casualties A - H]
Hilda Thursby née Denroche Dudgeon later Lane (1899 - 1986)
E.
Catherine Earlie, of Drewsbury.
Florence née Kelly Enright of Mountjoy Street, Dublin. (1891 - 1980)
John Enthwistle, of Manchester.
F.
Susan Fahy, of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. b. 1883
Mrs. Monica Victoria née Law Fife-Miller (1897 - 1985)
G.
Essie Gould, of Limerick
Her mother and 5 siblings died.
Hilda Ball Greene, of Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (V.A.D. Nurse)
H.
Anna Jane née Kennedy Hackett, of Hampstead, London. (1858 - 1945)
Edward Augustus Hackett d. 1945.
May Hall.
Patrick Healy, of Mallow, Co. Cork.
John William Hearn, of Kildare
both of his parents died.
Nora Henry, of Skreen, Co. Sligo. [b. 22 May 1891, (d. 1951?]
John Joseph Higgins, Post Office (1880 - 1955).
Mary J. Hoare (later Mrs. Buckley).[b. 25 Feb. 1898, d. 17 Feb. 1996]
Rev. James Hoey, of Aughrim, [b. 6 Apr. 1867]
returning to Barrow-in Furness.
John Hood, of King's Norton, Leicestershire.
He was a Commercial Traveller.
Timothy Horgan, Innishannon, Co. Cork. [b. 7 Apr. 1879, d. 27 Sept. 1960]
Robert Francis Hurndall, aged 3, son of Maj. Frank Hurndall [see above in Military Survivors]
I.
J.
Michael Joyce, M.P. for Limerick, d. 9 Dec. 1940
K.
Patrick Kelleher, aged 26, of Corporation Buildings, Cork.
L.
Laura Lalor, of Clonskeagh, Dublin. [Leonora Lexow d. 19 Feb. 1926]
Ivy Lastuck, of Manchester.
Arthur Wilfred Lewis, of London (1875 - 1944)
M.
John McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork [Wife Bridget d. 30 Apr. 1959]
and his brother
Thomas McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Mrs. Janet Muriel Hemsworth (née Witty) McDermid Smillie of Driffield. [b. 1892, d. 1963]
Mrs. Mallin, of Dublin.
O.
Francis Charles Paget Osborne, of Drogheda, Co. Louth. He was a Judge. d. 6 Jan. 1919
William O'Sullivan, of Cork.
P.
Bertie George Panks, Motor Salesman (1883 - 1921)
Lucy Agnes "Dolly" (née Harrington) Plunkett,
Sister-in-law of Sheelagh Plunkett
Nellie Prendergast, of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
R.
Maud (née Heilbuth) Marsham Rae,
Wife of Lieut.L.L.de C. Marsham Rae
Alfred Ruddell, (rescued, but died 8 days later from Pneumonia) ( now included in Casualties A - H)
Thomas T. Richards.
S.
Beatrice Maud née Fuszard Short (later McGivney) (1889 - 1971) of Weymouth
T.
Kapitanleutnant Kurt Tebbenjohanns [P.O.W.] b. 20 Nov. 1885,
Captain of Submarine UC-44.
Dorothy Hope Toppin, later Mrs. Ward, (1905 - 1982)
and her mother
Louisa Mary née Falkner Toppin (1873 - 1968)
Denis Tordoff a Cattle Dealer (1890 - 1959)
U.
V.
Frederick James Wellington Vereker (1866 - 1946)
W.
Mary née Swords Walsh (1872 - ??)
Edith Lucy Westbrook, later Mrs. W. Harrild (1889 - ?)
X.Y.Z
62 names
Total number of survivors noted: 253
The Royal Mail Ship "Leinster" was owned by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. Built by John Laird of Birkenhead in 1897, it was torpedoed in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of Thursday 10th October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.
At the time it was recorded that there were 771 persons on board, which included,
77 crew
and
695 passengers,
of whom there were,
180 civilians,
22 postal sorters,
493 military personnel.
Amongst this latter group were military medical staff of doctors and nurses from many of the commonwealth nations.
The number of persons noted above are contemporary numbers noted at the time if the sinking. The numbers are now known to be seriously incorrect.
It is now believed that at least 809 persons were onboard.
The Leinster was sunk by torpedoes fired from a German submarine, UB-123, which was commanded by 27 year old Oberleutnant Robert Ramm. The first missed, but two others hit the vessel. The second hit the Mail Room, and the third hit the Engine Room. 8 days later on 18 October 1918, during its return to Germany, UB-123 hit a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of the entire crew of 2 officers and 33 men. Their bodies were never recovered.
Contemporary newspaper and shipping company reports indicate that 256 individuals were rescued, not all of whom survived. Some of those who were rescued died in the following days from Influenza or Pneumonia. It is therefore almost impossible to determine the exact number of survivors
For a list of the known casualties, see
For passengers with surnames A - H
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H
For passengers with surnames I to Z, see
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties I - Z
For the crew
RMS Leinster Crew
RMS Leinster Survivors
SURVIVORS
R.M.S. Leinster Crew Survivors
Harry J. Addison, Second Officer d. 1962
Richard Baker, 3rd Steward, d. 1960
Nicholas Brett, 3rd Steward d. 1935
John Brown, Fireman d. 1967
James Carraher, Boatswain, d. 1964
Mary Coffey Chief Stewardess, d. 1953
Philip Joseph Connolly, Greaser, d. 1948
and his son
Thomas Joseph Connolly, Cabin Boy, d. 1981
Patrick Crangle, First Officer, d. 1925
Lawrence Crowe, Seaman, d. 1962
Thomas Hubert Deegan, 3rd Steward d. 1971
Thomas Donnelly, 3rd Steward
John Thomas Donohue, Leading Fireman d. 1944
John Flood, Second Steward d. 1966
William Griffith, Cabin Boy
Patrick Joseph Horan, 3rd Steward d. 1946
Christopher Hynes, Greaser (1889 - 1969)
Robert Jones, Fireman
William Thomas Jones, 5th Engineer
Laurence Christopher Kearns, Fireman d. 1941
John Lacey, Seaman
Percy Lamble, Fireman d. 1926
Llewellyn Lewis, Chief Steward
Robert James Lewis, Second Cook (1887 - 1934)
Henry Joseph Loughlin (1881 - 1933)
and his two brothers
Michael Loughlin, Officer's Steward d. 1968
Patrick Loughlin, Seaman d. 1933
William Maher, Fireman d. 1953
John Merrigan, Seaman, d. 1940
Robert William Michael, 2nd Engineer d. 1935
John O'Connor, 3rd Steward
Hugh Owen, Seaman
Lieut. Hugh Love Parker, Military Adjutant, (1886 - 1960)
William Pritchard, Fireman (1875 - 1953)
Gunner Evan Rowlands, Royal Navy (1868 - 1939)
William Joseph Sweeney, Assistant Purser, (1896 - 1979)
William R. Thomas, Under Steward
Elias Richard Williams, Seaman (1893 - 1940)
Hugh Williams, Seaman
John Williams, 3rd Steward
John Joseph Williams, Cabin Boy
39 names.
Post Office
John Joseph Higgins
John was the only survivor of the 22 Postal Workers who were working on board the ship
MILITARY SURVIVORS.
This list is based on
"Torpedoed", by Philip Lecane.
as supplemented by further names
Gunner E. Andorsech or Anderson, U.S. Navy
Lieut.-Col. Alec Pendock Aveline, Royal Berkshire Regt.
Commander William Theodore Bagot, Royal Navy [1885-1969]
Captain Robert Gordon Ball, Royal Army Medical Corps (1888 - 1920)
Private M. Barnes, A.S.V.
Seaman P. Barnier, U.S. Navy
Miss Lilian Mary Barry, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN)
Flight-Sergeant. Barton, Royal Air Force
Lance-Corporal A. Beckett, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private J. Bedall, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Gunner William Brennan, A.A.C.?
Lance-Corporal F. Budgeon, Essex Yeomanry
Corporal J. Burt, Ayrshire Yeomanry
Private M. Byrne, Royal Army Service Corps
Sergeant Calvert, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lieut. James Campbell, Scottish Horse
Private B. W. Clapham, Yorkshire Hussars
Lieut. John Craig Carlisle Machine Gun Corps
Francis Thomas Coleman, Australian Soldier, (1890 - 1977)
Capt. Hutchinson Ingham Cone, U.S. Naval Air Service, later Rear Admiral
Private A. Corner, Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry
Private Crawford, Royal Irish Rifles
Lieut.-Col. Crosbie, Unknown service
Major Louis Dominick Daly, DSO (1883 - 1967)
Private William Dandy, Royal Army Medical Corps (1889 - 1976)
Private Edward Alfred Dane, West Kent Yeomanry (1879 - 1965)
Lieut. Rupert Arnold Davey of Australia (1887 - 1951)
Private J. G. Delaney, 7th(Queen's Own)Hussars
Sergeant Thomas Francis Denny U.S. Army (1892 - 1968)
Private J. Dillon, Connaught Rangers
Private John Donoghue, Royal Irish Rifles
Private John Doyle, Royal Defence Corps. (1868 - 1938) Kilkenny
Lance-Corporal S. Doyle, Royal Engineers
Corporal William Dudley, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Private P. Duffy, Suffolk Regt.
Daniel Dwyer, U.S. Navy
Private Emmerson, East Riding Yeomanry
Lieut. C. Emmett, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Rifleman Patrick Joseph Fahey, New Zealand Army (1888 - 1970)
Lieut. Ronald Fife-Miller, Royal Scots Fusiliers. (1895 - 1962)
Lance-Corporal G. P. Finch, London Yeomanry
M. Flaherty, Royal Navy
Sergeant-Major Sydney Walter Foghill, Yorkshire Hussars (1879 - 1960)
Stoker Patrick Foley, Royal Navy b. 1890
Private S. Frampton, Essex Regt.
Private W. E. Frost, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lieut. Thomas L. Gadd, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lance-Corporal Gavagan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private Kenneth Sharp Galbraith, Army Pay Corps. (1890 - 1948)
Captain Gale, Canadian Army [friend of D.S.Gwyn]
Stoker Gallagher, Royal Navy
Private W. Galls, Canadian Army
Private Edward Henry Gibbs, Labour Corps d. 1951
Private Arthur Gillard, Royal Army Service Corps (1876 - 1958)
Lieut. C. Green, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private J. Gryce, Royal Marines
Private Edmund Hailwood, Lancashire Hussars
Private B. Hall, Leinster Regt.
Private Patrick Halligan, Irish Guards
Lieut. Godfrey Halse, New Zealand Army d. 1956
Private W. Hampson, Lancashire Hussars
Seaman A. B. Hartnett, Royal Navy
Sergeant Hayes, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private William Hedges, Essex Regt.
Trimmer William Henry, Royal Navy
Lieut. F. Heyes, Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
Driver Frederick Hopkins, Australian Army.
Lieut. Hume, Royal Air Force
Major Frank Brereton Hurndall, M.C., 14/20 Hussars (1883 - 1968)
Lieut. B. Jennins, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Sergeant Edgar Vincent Jackson, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1897 - 1932)
Corporal M. Jones, Worcestershire Regt.
Sergeant Robert Jones, Royal Welch Fusiliers (b. 1886)
Private Kane, Irish Guards
Lance-Corporal John Martin Victor Keen, New Zealand Army (1896 - 1955)
Vincent Henry Knight, Royal Navy (1898 - 1940)
Cadet Knox, Royal Air Force.
Lance-Corporal Lawler, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private Lawson, Unknown service
Private J. Leonard, Royal Engineers
Corporal T. Lewis, Royal Army Medical Corps
Corporal T. Lucas, Royal Army Medical Corps
Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Kirkpatrick Lynton, R.N.R.F. (1897 - 1959)
Private C. McArdle, Canadian Army
Stoker McCarthy, Royal Navy, HMS Marlborough
Private J. McCormack, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Private B. McDermott, Royal Engineers
Private G. McDower, Canadian Army
Corporal George William McIssacs, The Black Watch (1892 - 1951)
Sergeant David Gordon McVeigh, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1893 - 1983)
Private Maigan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
?? Maighall, Scottish Horse
Seaman Frank A. Martin, U.S. Navy
Ch. Spec. Mech. James B. Mason, U.S. Navy
Private John Arthur Meigan, Australian Army. (1891 - 1968)
J. Monc ?, M.S.C.
Private J. Moore, Machine Gun Corps
Private John Henry Moore, Australian Army. b. 1894 d. 1953
Lance-Corporal A. Morgan, Essex Yeomanry
D. J. Murphy, U.S. Navy
Nurse Mary Teresa Murphy, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service
b. 28 May 1890, 11.10am (a younger twin of Thomas)
Corporal John Brendan Murray, Australian Army. b. 1887
Private Richard Nevin, South Irish Horse (1887 - 1970)
Major Stephen Guy Newton, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1889-1950)
Bridget née O'Connor Twomey, V. A. D. Nurse, (1897-1998)
Sergeant Eugene O'Connor, U.S. Army
Private C. O'Shea, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Leading Seaman William O'Sullivan, Royal Navy (1884 - 1928)
Gunner Walter Holes Olliver, New Zealand Army (1885 - 1944)
Private A. Owens, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Corporal Page, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Signaller Joseph Pearson, Canadian Army
Seaman C. Pelew ?, Royal Navy
Petty Officer W. Penney, Royal Marines
Private Bertie Alfred Pike, Essex Regt. (1899 - 1973)
Private T. Prinket, Royal Army Service Corps
Private Edwin Vere Proctor, Australian Army (1888 - 1941)
Lance-Corporal Edward George Punnett London Yeomanry (died in hospital 6 days later from pneumonia) (not included in total numbers in this section)
Carpenter's Mate J. Rafferty, U.S. Navy
Trooper Thomas Regan, 20th Hussars (b. 1897) batman to Maj. Frank Hurndall
Private V. Rennis, Scottish Horse
Major Edgar Thomas Reynolds, Canadian Army (1883 - 1971)
Sergeant T. Reynolds, Rifle Brigade
Private Thomas T. Richmond, New Zealand Army
Private Ridway, Shropshire Light Infantry
Lance-Corporal Michael Denis Roach, Australian Army (1890 - 1948)
Private E. Roberts, Royal Army Service Corps
Private H. Roche, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Private Rugmer, Royal Air Force
Master Mariner G. Russell, U.S. Navy
Private Runnung ?, Scottish Horse
Lieut. Rupert ?, Royal Defence Corps
Lieut. Sargent, Cheshire Regt.
Bandmaster B. Scott, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private W. Scully, Labour Corps
Private F. Smith, Lincolnshire Regt.
Private G. Somers, Royal Wiltshire Territorial Regt.
Private Spacey, 1st Reserve Cavalry Regt.
Private Percy Taylor, Scottish Horse
Engineer H. Twidale, Royal Navy
Private Varley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sapper B. Vesper, Royal Engineers
Private George Walker, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Private T. Walker, Royal Air Force
Miss Maureen Waters, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN) (1897 - 1973)
Private W. Wood, Royal Army Service Corps
Private J. Woods, Labour Corps (possible Casualty)
Private A. Yates, Worcestershire Regt.
Private Young, Royal Irish Rifles
150 names.
CIVILIAN SURVIVORS.
B.
James Billington, of Wexford
Emily Beatrice (née Jones) Blackburne,
Wife of Charles Blackburne,
mother of
Beatrice and Charles
Alice Blacker-Douglas, of Killiney, Co. Dublin.
C.
Anna (née Ferguson) Carlisle of Rathgar, Dublin.
and her husband of 5 days, Lieut. John Craig Carlisle [see military survivors above]
R.W. Cavill, of Kent
Arthur Cohen, of Glasgow.
Margaret Cooke, (rescued, but died some hours later) (now included in Casualties A - H)
Elizabeth Costello, of Dunmore, Co. Galway.
A.W. Cramshaw, War Office, London, clerk to
Hon. Arthur Jex Davey
John Henry Cropper, of Maghull, Lancashire. (1893 - 1970)
D.
Cora Helen Mary [née England] Daly, of Blackrock, Cork. (1888 - 1947)
[aged 30, married 2 days to Major Louis Dominic Daly, noted above in Military Survivors]
Dorothy Ann Womack née Balls Davey (1896 - 1975)
her husband noted above in military survivors
Hannah Dee, of Camden Buildings, Dublin.
Mr. De Molens,
Minnie Donnelly, of Kilmeaden, Waterford
Edward Donohue, of Manchester, [now listed amongst the Casualties A - H]
Hilda Thursby née Denroche Dudgeon later Lane (1899 - 1986)
E.
Catherine Earlie, of Drewsbury.
Florence née Kelly Enright of Mountjoy Street, Dublin. (1891 - 1980)
John Enthwistle, of Manchester.
F.
Susan Fahy, of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. b. 1883
Mrs. Monica Victoria née Law Fife-Miller (1897 - 1985)
G.
Essie Gould, of Limerick
Her mother and 5 siblings died.
Hilda Ball Greene, of Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (V.A.D. Nurse)
H.
Anna Jane née Kennedy Hackett, of Hampstead, London. (1858 - 1945)
Edward Augustus Hackett d. 1945.
May Hall.
Patrick Healy, of Mallow, Co. Cork.
John William Hearn, of Kildare
both of his parents died.
Nora Henry, of Skreen, Co. Sligo. [b. 22 May 1891, (d. 1951?]
John Joseph Higgins, Post Office (1880 - 1955).
Mary J. Hoare (later Mrs. Buckley).[b. 25 Feb. 1898, d. 17 Feb. 1996]
Rev. James Hoey, of Aughrim, [b. 6 Apr. 1867]
returning to Barrow-in Furness.
John Hood, of King's Norton, Leicestershire.
He was a Commercial Traveller.
Timothy Horgan, Innishannon, Co. Cork. [b. 7 Apr. 1879, d. 27 Sept. 1960]
Robert Francis Hurndall, aged 3, son of Maj. Frank Hurndall [see above in Military Survivors]
I.
J.
Michael Joyce, M.P. for Limerick, d. 9 Dec. 1940
K.
Patrick Kelleher, aged 26, of Corporation Buildings, Cork.
L.
Laura Lalor, of Clonskeagh, Dublin. [Leonora Lexow d. 19 Feb. 1926]
Ivy Lastuck, of Manchester.
Arthur Wilfred Lewis, of London (1875 - 1944)
M.
John McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork [Wife Bridget d. 30 Apr. 1959]
and his brother
Thomas McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Mrs. Janet Muriel Hemsworth (née Witty) McDermid Smillie of Driffield. [b. 1892, d. 1963]
Mrs. Mallin, of Dublin.
O.
Francis Charles Paget Osborne, of Drogheda, Co. Louth. He was a Judge. d. 6 Jan. 1919
William O'Sullivan, of Cork.
P.
Bertie George Panks, Motor Salesman (1883 - 1921)
Lucy Agnes "Dolly" (née Harrington) Plunkett,
Sister-in-law of Sheelagh Plunkett
Nellie Prendergast, of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
R.
Maud (née Heilbuth) Marsham Rae,
Wife of Lieut.L.L.de C. Marsham Rae
Alfred Ruddell, (rescued, but died 8 days later from Pneumonia) ( now included in Casualties A - H)
Thomas T. Richards.
S.
Beatrice Maud née Fuszard Short (later McGivney) (1889 - 1971) of Weymouth
T.
Kapitanleutnant Kurt Tebbenjohanns [P.O.W.] b. 20 Nov. 1885,
Captain of Submarine UC-44.
Dorothy Hope Toppin, later Mrs. Ward, (1905 - 1982)
and her mother
Louisa Mary née Falkner Toppin (1873 - 1968)
Denis Tordoff a Cattle Dealer (1890 - 1959)
U.
V.
Frederick James Wellington Vereker (1866 - 1946)
W.
Mary née Swords Walsh (1872 - ??)
Edith Lucy Westbrook, later Mrs. W. Harrild (1889 - ?)
X.Y.Z
62 names
Total number of survivors noted: 253
At the time it was recorded that there were 771 persons on board, which included,
77 crew
and
695 passengers,
of whom there were,
180 civilians,
22 postal sorters,
493 military personnel.
Amongst this latter group were military medical staff of doctors and nurses from many of the commonwealth nations.
The number of persons noted above are contemporary numbers noted at the time if the sinking. The numbers are now known to be seriously incorrect.
It is now believed that at least 809 persons were onboard.
The Leinster was sunk by torpedoes fired from a German submarine, UB-123, which was commanded by 27 year old Oberleutnant Robert Ramm. The first missed, but two others hit the vessel. The second hit the Mail Room, and the third hit the Engine Room. 8 days later on 18 October 1918, during its return to Germany, UB-123 hit a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of the entire crew of 2 officers and 33 men. Their bodies were never recovered.
Contemporary newspaper and shipping company reports indicate that 256 individuals were rescued, not all of whom survived. Some of those who were rescued died in the following days from Influenza or Pneumonia. It is therefore almost impossible to determine the exact number of survivors
For a list of the known casualties, see
For passengers with surnames A - H
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties A - H
For passengers with surnames I to Z, see
R.M.S. Leinster Casualties I - Z
For the crew
RMS Leinster Crew
RMS Leinster Survivors
SURVIVORS
R.M.S. Leinster Crew Survivors
Harry J. Addison, Second Officer d. 1962
Richard Baker, 3rd Steward, d. 1960
Nicholas Brett, 3rd Steward d. 1935
John Brown, Fireman d. 1967
James Carraher, Boatswain, d. 1964
Mary Coffey Chief Stewardess, d. 1953
Philip Joseph Connolly, Greaser, d. 1948
and his son
Thomas Joseph Connolly, Cabin Boy, d. 1981
Patrick Crangle, First Officer, d. 1925
Lawrence Crowe, Seaman, d. 1962
Thomas Hubert Deegan, 3rd Steward d. 1971
Thomas Donnelly, 3rd Steward
John Thomas Donohue, Leading Fireman d. 1944
John Flood, Second Steward d. 1966
William Griffith, Cabin Boy
Patrick Joseph Horan, 3rd Steward d. 1946
Christopher Hynes, Greaser (1889 - 1969)
Robert Jones, Fireman
William Thomas Jones, 5th Engineer
Laurence Christopher Kearns, Fireman d. 1941
John Lacey, Seaman
Percy Lamble, Fireman d. 1926
Llewellyn Lewis, Chief Steward
Robert James Lewis, Second Cook (1887 - 1934)
Henry Joseph Loughlin (1881 - 1933)
and his two brothers
Michael Loughlin, Officer's Steward d. 1968
Patrick Loughlin, Seaman d. 1933
William Maher, Fireman d. 1953
John Merrigan, Seaman, d. 1940
Robert William Michael, 2nd Engineer d. 1935
John O'Connor, 3rd Steward
Hugh Owen, Seaman
Lieut. Hugh Love Parker, Military Adjutant, (1886 - 1960)
William Pritchard, Fireman (1875 - 1953)
Gunner Evan Rowlands, Royal Navy (1868 - 1939)
William Joseph Sweeney, Assistant Purser, (1896 - 1979)
William R. Thomas, Under Steward
Elias Richard Williams, Seaman (1893 - 1940)
Hugh Williams, Seaman
John Williams, 3rd Steward
John Joseph Williams, Cabin Boy
39 names.
Post Office
John Joseph Higgins
John was the only survivor of the 22 Postal Workers who were working on board the ship
MILITARY SURVIVORS.
This list is based on
"Torpedoed", by Philip Lecane.
as supplemented by further names
Gunner E. Andorsech or Anderson, U.S. Navy
Lieut.-Col. Alec Pendock Aveline, Royal Berkshire Regt.
Commander William Theodore Bagot, Royal Navy [1885-1969]
Captain Robert Gordon Ball, Royal Army Medical Corps (1888 - 1920)
Private M. Barnes, A.S.V.
Seaman P. Barnier, U.S. Navy
Miss Lilian Mary Barry, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN)
Flight-Sergeant. Barton, Royal Air Force
Lance-Corporal A. Beckett, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private J. Bedall, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Gunner William Brennan, A.A.C.?
Lance-Corporal F. Budgeon, Essex Yeomanry
Corporal J. Burt, Ayrshire Yeomanry
Private M. Byrne, Royal Army Service Corps
Sergeant Calvert, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lieut. James Campbell, Scottish Horse
Private B. W. Clapham, Yorkshire Hussars
Lieut. John Craig Carlisle Machine Gun Corps
Francis Thomas Coleman, Australian Soldier, (1890 - 1977)
Capt. Hutchinson Ingham Cone, U.S. Naval Air Service, later Rear Admiral
Private A. Corner, Westmoreland & Cumberland Yeomanry
Private Crawford, Royal Irish Rifles
Lieut.-Col. Crosbie, Unknown service
Major Louis Dominick Daly, DSO (1883 - 1967)
Private William Dandy, Royal Army Medical Corps (1889 - 1976)
Private Edward Alfred Dane, West Kent Yeomanry (1879 - 1965)
Lieut. Rupert Arnold Davey of Australia (1887 - 1951)
Private J. G. Delaney, 7th(Queen's Own)Hussars
Sergeant Thomas Francis Denny U.S. Army (1892 - 1968)
Private J. Dillon, Connaught Rangers
Private John Donoghue, Royal Irish Rifles
Private John Doyle, Royal Defence Corps. (1868 - 1938) Kilkenny
Lance-Corporal S. Doyle, Royal Engineers
Corporal William Dudley, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Private P. Duffy, Suffolk Regt.
Daniel Dwyer, U.S. Navy
Private Emmerson, East Riding Yeomanry
Lieut. C. Emmett, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Rifleman Patrick Joseph Fahey, New Zealand Army (1888 - 1970)
Lieut. Ronald Fife-Miller, Royal Scots Fusiliers. (1895 - 1962)
Lance-Corporal G. P. Finch, London Yeomanry
M. Flaherty, Royal Navy
Sergeant-Major Sydney Walter Foghill, Yorkshire Hussars (1879 - 1960)
Stoker Patrick Foley, Royal Navy b. 1890
Private S. Frampton, Essex Regt.
Private W. E. Frost, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lieut. Thomas L. Gadd, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Lance-Corporal Gavagan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private Kenneth Sharp Galbraith, Army Pay Corps. (1890 - 1948)
Captain Gale, Canadian Army [friend of D.S.Gwyn]
Stoker Gallagher, Royal Navy
Private W. Galls, Canadian Army
Private Edward Henry Gibbs, Labour Corps d. 1951
Private Arthur Gillard, Royal Army Service Corps (1876 - 1958)
Lieut. C. Green, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Private J. Gryce, Royal Marines
Private Edmund Hailwood, Lancashire Hussars
Private B. Hall, Leinster Regt.
Private Patrick Halligan, Irish Guards
Lieut. Godfrey Halse, New Zealand Army d. 1956
Private W. Hampson, Lancashire Hussars
Seaman A. B. Hartnett, Royal Navy
Sergeant Hayes, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private William Hedges, Essex Regt.
Trimmer William Henry, Royal Navy
Lieut. F. Heyes, Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
Driver Frederick Hopkins, Australian Army.
Lieut. Hume, Royal Air Force
Major Frank Brereton Hurndall, M.C., 14/20 Hussars (1883 - 1968)
Lieut. B. Jennins, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Sergeant Edgar Vincent Jackson, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1897 - 1932)
Corporal M. Jones, Worcestershire Regt.
Sergeant Robert Jones, Royal Welch Fusiliers (b. 1886)
Private Kane, Irish Guards
Lance-Corporal John Martin Victor Keen, New Zealand Army (1896 - 1955)
Vincent Henry Knight, Royal Navy (1898 - 1940)
Cadet Knox, Royal Air Force.
Lance-Corporal Lawler, King's (Liverpool Regt.)
Private Lawson, Unknown service
Private J. Leonard, Royal Engineers
Corporal T. Lewis, Royal Army Medical Corps
Corporal T. Lucas, Royal Army Medical Corps
Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Kirkpatrick Lynton, R.N.R.F. (1897 - 1959)
Private C. McArdle, Canadian Army
Stoker McCarthy, Royal Navy, HMS Marlborough
Private J. McCormack, Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Private B. McDermott, Royal Engineers
Private G. McDower, Canadian Army
Corporal George William McIssacs, The Black Watch (1892 - 1951)
Sergeant David Gordon McVeigh, King's (Liverpool Regt.) (1893 - 1983)
Private Maigan, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
?? Maighall, Scottish Horse
Seaman Frank A. Martin, U.S. Navy
Ch. Spec. Mech. James B. Mason, U.S. Navy
Private John Arthur Meigan, Australian Army. (1891 - 1968)
J. Monc ?, M.S.C.
Private J. Moore, Machine Gun Corps
Private John Henry Moore, Australian Army. b. 1894 d. 1953
Lance-Corporal A. Morgan, Essex Yeomanry
D. J. Murphy, U.S. Navy
Nurse Mary Teresa Murphy, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service
b. 28 May 1890, 11.10am (a younger twin of Thomas)
Corporal John Brendan Murray, Australian Army. b. 1887
Private Richard Nevin, South Irish Horse (1887 - 1970)
Major Stephen Guy Newton, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1889-1950)
Bridget née O'Connor Twomey, V. A. D. Nurse, (1897-1998)
Sergeant Eugene O'Connor, U.S. Army
Private C. O'Shea, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Leading Seaman William O'Sullivan, Royal Navy (1884 - 1928)
Gunner Walter Holes Olliver, New Zealand Army (1885 - 1944)
Private A. Owens, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Corporal Page, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Signaller Joseph Pearson, Canadian Army
Seaman C. Pelew ?, Royal Navy
Petty Officer W. Penney, Royal Marines
Private Bertie Alfred Pike, Essex Regt. (1899 - 1973)
Private T. Prinket, Royal Army Service Corps
Private Edwin Vere Proctor, Australian Army (1888 - 1941)
Lance-Corporal Edward George Punnett London Yeomanry (died in hospital 6 days later from pneumonia) (not included in total numbers in this section)
Carpenter's Mate J. Rafferty, U.S. Navy
Trooper Thomas Regan, 20th Hussars (b. 1897) batman to Maj. Frank Hurndall
Private V. Rennis, Scottish Horse
Major Edgar Thomas Reynolds, Canadian Army (1883 - 1971)
Sergeant T. Reynolds, Rifle Brigade
Private Thomas T. Richmond, New Zealand Army
Private Ridway, Shropshire Light Infantry
Lance-Corporal Michael Denis Roach, Australian Army (1890 - 1948)
Private E. Roberts, Royal Army Service Corps
Private H. Roche, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Private Rugmer, Royal Air Force
Master Mariner G. Russell, U.S. Navy
Private Runnung ?, Scottish Horse
Lieut. Rupert ?, Royal Defence Corps
Lieut. Sargent, Cheshire Regt.
Bandmaster B. Scott, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private W. Scully, Labour Corps
Private F. Smith, Lincolnshire Regt.
Private G. Somers, Royal Wiltshire Territorial Regt.
Private Spacey, 1st Reserve Cavalry Regt.
Private Percy Taylor, Scottish Horse
Engineer H. Twidale, Royal Navy
Private Varley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Sapper B. Vesper, Royal Engineers
Private George Walker, Duke of Lancashire Own Yeomanry
Private T. Walker, Royal Air Force
Miss Maureen Waters, Women's Royal Naval Service (WREN) (1897 - 1973)
Private W. Wood, Royal Army Service Corps
Private J. Woods, Labour Corps (possible Casualty)
Private A. Yates, Worcestershire Regt.
Private Young, Royal Irish Rifles
150 names.
CIVILIAN SURVIVORS.
B.
James Billington, of Wexford
Emily Beatrice (née Jones) Blackburne,
Wife of Charles Blackburne,
mother of
Beatrice and Charles
Alice Blacker-Douglas, of Killiney, Co. Dublin.
C.
Anna (née Ferguson) Carlisle of Rathgar, Dublin.
and her husband of 5 days, Lieut. John Craig Carlisle [see military survivors above]
R.W. Cavill, of Kent
Arthur Cohen, of Glasgow.
Margaret Cooke, (rescued, but died some hours later) (now included in Casualties A - H)
Elizabeth Costello, of Dunmore, Co. Galway.
A.W. Cramshaw, War Office, London, clerk to
Hon. Arthur Jex Davey
John Henry Cropper, of Maghull, Lancashire. (1893 - 1970)
D.
Cora Helen Mary [née England] Daly, of Blackrock, Cork. (1888 - 1947)
[aged 30, married 2 days to Major Louis Dominic Daly, noted above in Military Survivors]
Dorothy Ann Womack née Balls Davey (1896 - 1975)
her husband noted above in military survivors
Hannah Dee, of Camden Buildings, Dublin.
Mr. De Molens,
Minnie Donnelly, of Kilmeaden, Waterford
Edward Donohue, of Manchester, [now listed amongst the Casualties A - H]
Hilda Thursby née Denroche Dudgeon later Lane (1899 - 1986)
E.
Catherine Earlie, of Drewsbury.
Florence née Kelly Enright of Mountjoy Street, Dublin. (1891 - 1980)
John Enthwistle, of Manchester.
F.
Susan Fahy, of Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. b. 1883
Mrs. Monica Victoria née Law Fife-Miller (1897 - 1985)
G.
Essie Gould, of Limerick
Her mother and 5 siblings died.
Hilda Ball Greene, of Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (V.A.D. Nurse)
H.
Anna Jane née Kennedy Hackett, of Hampstead, London. (1858 - 1945)
Edward Augustus Hackett d. 1945.
May Hall.
Patrick Healy, of Mallow, Co. Cork.
John William Hearn, of Kildare
both of his parents died.
Nora Henry, of Skreen, Co. Sligo. [b. 22 May 1891, (d. 1951?]
John Joseph Higgins, Post Office (1880 - 1955).
Mary J. Hoare (later Mrs. Buckley).[b. 25 Feb. 1898, d. 17 Feb. 1996]
Rev. James Hoey, of Aughrim, [b. 6 Apr. 1867]
returning to Barrow-in Furness.
John Hood, of King's Norton, Leicestershire.
He was a Commercial Traveller.
Timothy Horgan, Innishannon, Co. Cork. [b. 7 Apr. 1879, d. 27 Sept. 1960]
Robert Francis Hurndall, aged 3, son of Maj. Frank Hurndall [see above in Military Survivors]
I.
J.
Michael Joyce, M.P. for Limerick, d. 9 Dec. 1940
K.
Patrick Kelleher, aged 26, of Corporation Buildings, Cork.
L.
Laura Lalor, of Clonskeagh, Dublin. [Leonora Lexow d. 19 Feb. 1926]
Ivy Lastuck, of Manchester.
Arthur Wilfred Lewis, of London (1875 - 1944)
M.
John McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork [Wife Bridget d. 30 Apr. 1959]
and his brother
Thomas McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Mrs. Janet Muriel Hemsworth (née Witty) McDermid Smillie of Driffield. [b. 1892, d. 1963]
Mrs. Mallin, of Dublin.
O.
Francis Charles Paget Osborne, of Drogheda, Co. Louth. He was a Judge. d. 6 Jan. 1919
William O'Sullivan, of Cork.
P.
Bertie George Panks, Motor Salesman (1883 - 1921)
Lucy Agnes "Dolly" (née Harrington) Plunkett,
Sister-in-law of Sheelagh Plunkett
Nellie Prendergast, of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
R.
Maud (née Heilbuth) Marsham Rae,
Wife of Lieut.L.L.de C. Marsham Rae
Alfred Ruddell, (rescued, but died 8 days later from Pneumonia) ( now included in Casualties A - H)
Thomas T. Richards.
S.
Beatrice Maud née Fuszard Short (later McGivney) (1889 - 1971) of Weymouth
T.
Kapitanleutnant Kurt Tebbenjohanns [P.O.W.] b. 20 Nov. 1885,
Captain of Submarine UC-44.
Dorothy Hope Toppin, later Mrs. Ward, (1905 - 1982)
and her mother
Louisa Mary née Falkner Toppin (1873 - 1968)
Denis Tordoff a Cattle Dealer (1890 - 1959)
U.
V.
Frederick James Wellington Vereker (1866 - 1946)
W.
Mary née Swords Walsh (1872 - ??)
Edith Lucy Westbrook, later Mrs. W. Harrild (1889 - ?)
X.Y.Z
62 names
Total number of survivors noted: 253
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