posted on 2024-01-18, 14:21authored byLest We Forget Project Team
Written to Maggie from Willie, this letter includes a detailed account of the writer's time on the SS Netherlee (1907-1917) that was torpedoed, and his subsequent survival.
The letter was found among the family possessions of a donator, unaware of any connection to the persons involved.
History
Name of contributor(s)
Anon
Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to
Willie and Maggie
Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place
March, 1917
Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place
Ireland, USA and Glasgow
Object(s)
A 12-page letter that includes a detailed account of Willie's time on the SS Netherlee (1907-1917) that was torpedoed, and his subsequent survival.
Although the letter is written to Maggie, the envelope is addressed to a Mr D. Cochrane of Glasgow.