William Joseph Corris
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'H.M. Transport "Semanthe". Drowned on Oct. 14. 1917. Ship torpedoed. On way to East. Widow & children. To. S.S. (Sunday School) Baby born. Oct. 21.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/4)
External sources: 35 Tynwald Street