S.S. 'Lake Michigan'

T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'

 Home from the Sea

                                    

'   Rolling Home'          

     british ensign              cover5                  C&P flag              

 

   1st Mate Dale & Wireless Officer Beynon

1st Officer Dale & Wireless Officer Austin Reginald Beynon 

        

Tss lake Michigan

Gus signs on TSS Lake Michigan on 10 September 1913 and makes 18 voyages. With the beginning of World War 1  troops are brought in from the different parts of the British Commonwealth

  troops on Lake Michigan

 2nd Gordons & 2nd Scots Guards on board T.S.S. Lake Michigan, 6th October 1914 en route to Zeebrugge, Belgium  (Kennethmont.co.uk)

            Crew members of the T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'          

    1913 - 16/04/1918  (torpedoed by U-100) 

                                  A.J.Peters                         Captain  16/04/1918    *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

T. Dale                             Chief Officer            

                       J.C. McGowan                 Chief Engineer      18/04/15*          

    Austin Reginald Benyon    Wireless Officer         

  Gus 'Ture' Alfvegren          Boatswain                 

                S.G. Farrell                        Ist Officer                               

       John Roberts                      Able bodied seaman      

W.D. Williams                   Crew                       

                       A. Cliff                              Crew                                               

                            A.E. Hughes                       Crew                                                  

                                            W. Forrester                       Crew                                                                   

               P. McDonagh                     Quartermaster                        

           H. McFadyan                      2nd officer                         

           D. McLennon                     Gunner                               

                        J.F. Reid                             Gunner                                            

                     Pat McDonagh                    Quartermaster                               

              H.C. Waters                        1st Officer                             

              J.R. Spence                         Telegrapher                            

                  J. Hepburn                          Engineer                              

 * killed in action   

  SS Lake Michigan 33     

S.S. 'Lake Michigan'  Liverpool

On November 15, 1916, the TSS 'Lake Michigan' in route from Montreal to Brest & London
struck a mine off Brest set by UC 18, commanded by Kptlt. William Kiel
and was able to make it into port and be repaired without suffering any casualties.
                             
On April 16, 1918, the T.S.S. Lake Michigan is torpedoed
93 miles NW of Eagle Island by the German U-boat 100.
U-100 surfaces and prepares to fire it's deck gun.

                                                                        
The crew along with Bos'n Gus abandon ship
 The T.S.S. Lake Michigan is lost along with the Skipper, Cpt.A.J.Peters

                                                              
             Gus made 18 voyages aboard the T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan' beginning in 1913
carrying troops and supplies to Gallipoli and France. On November 15, 1916,she struck
 a mine off Brest and was able to make it into port and be repaired.

See the last entry for the T.S.S. Lake Michigan, April 16, 1918
                                                 
 Bd of Trade log

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'
National Archives , London courtesy of  Donald Johnston



Lake Michigan 22





                                                        

Lake Michigan 5

Lake michigan 55


Lake Michigan 66







SS Ajana

S.S. 'Ajana'
rescued crew of T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan"


Gus Letter

Gus was then transferred to the SS Lake Manitoba and served
as Quartermaster for the later part of 1918


Lake Manitoba-03

S.S. 'Lake Manitoba'
                           
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