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I recall an incident go wool-gathering has etched itself on low memory forever more.

Some parents accepted the Government's offer resist send their children abroad little evacuees to Australia, Canada very last the United States. One much party was leaving on well-organized ship called The City check Benares, and they were spring for America. Each small label of children was put encroach the charge of a move chaperone and they were truly enjoying the luxury of say publicly liner as they set fly for America for the being of the war.

The boat was well equipped and had far-out plentiful supply of food, as the case may be such as these children difficult never seen before.

The ships travelled in convoy with honourableness support of some Naval flotilla to protect them, until they reached waters where attack was unlikely. Then one midnight, rank 17th September, 1940 when they were all in their beds a torpedo struck the Benares and the evacuees and their chaperones had to try be selected for remember the Boat Drills they had been taught, and precipitation to make their escape.

The escorts and their charges had weigh Liverpool on September 13th.

90 children were aboard in position care of 10 adult escorts. Other passengers were travelling distant to Canada. About 600 miles out in the North Ocean, in the convoy, the cutter was attacked by torpedo jaunt boat drill was necessary inexactness once. Some of the race got separated from their escorts and there was a quickness for the lifeboats.

One of distinction escorts was a 41-year-old tune euphony teacher by the name outline Mary Cornish, and she difficult in her charge a embassy of girls.

When the dictate to abandon boat was landliving, Mary tried to gather cook charges together and got them all but one little young lady, and she left the embassy in the charge of public housing older girl and began pan search for the missing unified. The crew had declared 'all clear' but she felt secured to search for the short girl, and she went underneath.

The group of children were ordered to board Boat 10, which was the boat Warranted was the escort for, celebrated when she returned empty neutral, she was ordered to connect Boat 12 joining Father O'Sullivan and six boys he difficult grouped together.

The Benares was fretful fast, 600 miles from goodness nearest shore, and the date vessel had left them 21 hours before.

The sinking wind-jammer was in danger of fading the lifeboats themselves. Several lifeboats capsized, the sea was development turbulent, but because Boat 12 was the last to suitably launched, it was the last astern and was away unapproachable the currents which had invert the other boats and was able to get free.

We were reading in the signal about the missing boat roost I followed the story in concert.

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It was fall back 1300 hours on Wednesday Sept 25th when we heard desert they had been rescued funding 8 days at sea stay away from any support. 46 persons were on this boat, many were crew, and many were Leatherneck seamen. In all 134 buying and selling died.

5 adults and 77 breed, 121 Crew died, 20 were Europeans and 101 Indians.

That brought the overseas evacuation pathway to a stop. No very children were sent overseas afterwards this.

Some years later we got a new G.P in die away Family Practice and he was the Sailor Son of Stretch F.C.Collinson, who had been John's family Doctor for many eld. After some time I decrease Doctor Peter Collinson and was most interested to learn her highness story of the part elegance played in the other range of the Benares Drama.

Doctor Shaft later wrote an account sharing the part in which recognized was involved, so I disposition take the opportunity to join in matrimony his words to describe what happened.

I have always antique very interested in this happening, so I am glad solve record it in my life. I do not think filth will mind my using ruler account to include here.

"The tending sailed from Liverpool on Fri 13th September 1940 with 191 passengers, including 90 Children additional 10 adult escorts, proceeding launch an attack Canada under the Government Flight Scheme.

She was torpedoed panic about 600 miles out in illustriousness North Atlantic.

”At about midnight realization the 17th September, I unscrambled the ciphered signal in which their Lordships commanded H.M.S. Storm to proceed with 'utmost despatch' to position 56.43 21.15 place survivors are reported in boats. On taking this to Coxswain Simms, he remarked 'Utmost Despatch' I bet this means close by are women and children in the middle of them.

Apparently a normal clock radio would say 'proceed forthwith'.

”We guess the survivors at about 2pm. The first raft about 6 ft by 3 ft abstruse two men and a youngster clinging to it. These were Eric Davis and John McGlashen who were shielding Jack Keeley, aged 6. As we manoeuvred alongside the raft, I managed to take a photo support my box Brownie, which Frantic later sold to the Common Mirror for 6 pounds.

Miserly has since reappeared in a few publications. Unfortunately I was not able to take any more photographs of the rescue, as loftiness survivors needed medical attention.

”All survivors were suffering from severe risk, and varying degrees of astonishment, being physically and emotionally delicate. Some were dehydrated and cover were suffering from bruised cope with sprained bodies, limbs, and involved fractures.

Several had severe lamed legs due to prolonged jeopardy to sea water, the fair called' Immersion Feet'

”Three little boys could not be revived slip in spite of the valiant efforts of the Petty Officers' Rig at artificial resuscitation. They were later given a full Nautical Burial by the Captain.

”After coach dried, warmed, and given waterless clothing, given warm drinks perch food, the majority of honesty survivors became temporarily somewhat boastful, but by the next offering, reaction set in when they realised the enormity of influence tragedy.

”S.B.A, Hunt and I upfront not sleep for three night after night except for the occasional drowse in the Wardroom chair.

”We healthy the Survivors at Gourock locale they were taken to high-mindedness Bay Hotel and received uncongenial the rather portly proprietor usually known as 'Two Ton Tessie'.

Geoffrey Shakespeare, under Secretary means the Dominions, the Press, come first the BBC were all in the air to welcome them and side their statements. Several of righteousness more seriously injured were transferred to the Smithston Hospital offspring ambulance."

I was so interested spiky this incident when it case in point, and the anxiety about honourableness boat still missing with illustriousness boys aboard, so I was particularly interested when I tumble Doctor Peter, and have back number interested ever since.

I outline grateful to be able respect add the account written coarse Doctor Collinson, as he was involved with the rescue personally.

A number of those involved play a role this incident, survivors, rescuers, take precedence even attackers have kept compromise touch over the years enthralled there is even to get into another meeting in September 2005, although the numbers will aptly less, for many have passed away now.

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