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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no:
  • Rank: Trimmer/Fireman
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: S.S. Euphorbia
  • Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
  • Place of Death: Lost at sea, 14 nautical miles South East of the Royal Sovereign light vessel.
  • Age at Death: 39
  • Date of Death: 01/12/1917
  • Burial Country:
  • Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
  • Grave/Mem Ref no:

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 12 James Street, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Mary McCann

  • Father:

    William McCann

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Mrs Elizabeth McCann (nee Brady) 12 James Street, Dundee

  • Children:

More about John McCann

John McCann was the son of Mr William and Mrs Mary McCann and was born in Dundee. In 1915 he served as a Trimmer onboard the Silvia and the Crossby. He was married to Mrs Elizabeth McCann (nee Brady)of 12 James Street, Dundee. The Euphorbia was sunk with all hands on 1 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-75 approximately 14 nautical miles South East of the Royal Sovereign light vessel. She was en route from Bassein, part of present day Mumbai, to London with a cargo of rice. John McCann is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.

Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie

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