Thomas Fitzgerald - Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. Marmora
Fireman Thomas Fitzgerald - Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. Marmora Naval and Merchant Service H.M.S. Marmora Thomas Fitzgerald served with the Mercantile Marine Reserve , holding the rank of Fireman aboard H.M.S. Marmora . His duties placed him in the engine spaces of the ship, a vital but dangerous role, particularly during wartime operations when merchant vessels were frequent targets for enemy submarines. Loss at Sea Thomas Fitzgerald Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth credit - findagrave Thomas Fitzgerald lost his life on 23 July 1918 while in service aboard Marmora . With no known grave , he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial , which honours members of the Royal Navy and Merchant Service who died at sea during the First World War. H.M.S. Marmora H.M.S. Marmora was a British armed merchant cruiser , built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast , in 1903 . During the First World War she was taken up for naval service and operated under the control of ...
