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Trawler Crews Abandon Sweeping Gear under Fire

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1915Date range
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Chronological records

1915

Sackville Hamilton CardenMarch 1915

Dardanelles · Warfare / World War, 1st

Some civilian trawler crews fail to stream minesweeping gear when Ottoman fire becomes intense during an attempted sweep.

Names involved

Sackville Hamilton Carden

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