Thomas Jones – Mercantile Marine, S.S. Rosario

Able Seaman Thomas Jones – Mercantile Marine, S.S. Rosario

Birth

Thomas Jones was born in 1847 in Swansea.

Mercantile Marine Service and Death

During the First World War, Thomas served with the Mercantile Marine, holding the rank of Able Seaman aboard the S.S. Rosario.

The S.S. Rosario was a 1,821 gross registered ton steam cargo ship, completed in 1900 by Blyth Shipbuilding Company Ltd. for Orders & Handford Steamship Company Ltd., and managed by Orders & Handford.

On 19^th August 1917, Rosario was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-55 while south-west of Ireland. At the time of her loss, she was on a voyage from Huelva to Troon, carrying a cargo of ore.

Thomas Jones
Tower Hill Memorial
credit - Benjidog Historical Research Resources:
The Merchant Navy Memorial

Thomas Jones
Tower Hill Memorial
credit - Benjidog Historical Research Resources:
The Merchant Navy Memorial

Thomas Jones was among those who lost their lives. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London, which honours members of the Merchant Navy who died during the First World War and have no known place of burial.