Name: |
PATON |
Given Name: |
JOHN FEARN |
Initials: |
J F |
Rank: |
Steering EngineerOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Mercantile Marine |
Unit: |
S.S. "Lusitania" (Liverpool)Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1915-05-07Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
26 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in ship loss, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished |
Additional Information: |
Son of John Fearn and Selina Paton. Born Buenos Aires, Argentina. Commemoration stone in Port Elizabeth (South End) Cemetery, Eastern Cape |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2023-12-30