Fifth Generation

49. James Thomas Cruse was born on 10 Jan 1885 in Clovelly, Devon, England.^4,10,15 He died on 17 May 1917 in SS Kilmaho, off Lands End, Cornwall, England.³ He was a Mariner.¹⁵ PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, KEW Lloyds Shipping Register 1913 Ship on which Richard, Thomas & James Cruse sailed KILMAHO Official No. 109772 Int Signal Code Q.P.N.B. Built Sunderland 1898 of steel Reg Tonnage net 1373 gross 2155 H.P. 210 Sc Dimensions(ft) Length 286.0 Breadth 43.0 Depth of Hold 19.8 Owner The Seville & UK Carrying Co. Cardiff Port of Registry Cardiff

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE - KEW Piece Number MT 25/84 Ministry of Shipping - Ships lost 1914-1920 1917 17th May SS Kilmaho 2,155 tonnes Cardiff-Dunkirk Sunk by Submarine 21 lives lost 10 miles NW (W) of the Lizard, Cornwall. Cargo of railway components. Ship torpedoed by German submarine UB20 at 11p.m.. Only survivor of the total crew of 21 (including the Master) was an Arab fireman who was picked up by patrol boat six hours later. The body of the bosun, James Thomas Cruse, was also recovered. UB20, captained by Kapitanleutnant Walther Schieger, also sank RMS Lusitania, May 7th 1915.

James Thomas Cruse and Caroline Badcock were married on 20 Sep 1911 in Clovelly, Devon, England.⁴ Marriage banns read Clovelly 13, 20 and 27 August 1911. Caroline Badcock was born in 1887.¹⁴