Greaser

Ernest George Briant

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Born at Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Ernest was working as a greaser on the SS Huntstrick when it was torpedoed NW of Morocco by U-boat 39 on 8 June 1917. The SS Huntstrick, which was built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast in 1902 and owned at the time of her loss by F. C. Strick & Co Ltd, London was a steamer of 8151 tons.  At the time she was torpedoed she was on a voyage from London to Salonica, Greece with a cargo of government stores and troops, including a motor launch, ML541.  Ernest was one of 15 men who died as a result of the attack. source : War Memorials Wellington 

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Casualty

Name:
Ernest George Briant
Rank: 
Greaser
Date of Birth:
08 September 1897
Place of Birth:
Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Mercantile Marine, SS Huntstrick (London)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine
Date of Death:
08 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Ernest George Briant
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