William Athol Scott - SS Spennymoor - Gosforth (Prisoner)
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SAFE - WITH ENEMY. Gosforth Apprentice Who Was on Torpedoed Vessel. LOST ALL BUT HIS SINGLET. Apprentice W. Athol Scott, of 3, Woodbine Road, Gosforth, who was on board the local vessel Spennymoor when she was torpedoed and sunk recently by a German submarine has sent his parents a letter from Stadtvogeti near Berling, where he is now a prisoner. Apprentice Scott is 17 years of age, and had been reported as lost. In his letter, which we print, it will be seen that mention is made of the Tullochmoor. This is the boat in which Scott should have sailed, but owing to illness he was prevented, and later sailed on the Spennymoor. The following is a copy of the letter from Scott: - "I suppose you will be very glad to hear that I am all right, and none the worse for my little adventure. One of the boats capsized as we were leaving, but I managed to climb on the deck again, and threw a hatch overboard and got on it. The I was picked up by the submarine. "How many hands were lost? There were two apprentices in the boat I was in, and I know one could not swim. I suppose the Tullochmoor was sunk. I guess they did not know I was on board the submarine that sank it. I have been having a fine time up to now - plenty to eat and no work. I am in quarantine now for three weeks, and then I shall go into a concentration camp. I have heard it is a fine place. There are plenty of sports. "Will you please send me some clothes? I lost every stitch. I took everything off except a singlet so I could swim. The clothes will come all right. There are some fishermen here, and they have all had parcels. All I have got now is an old suit which I got in the submarine, and there is room for two in it." This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 15th of June 1915. During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past. The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images please comment below. Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt" >www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order. -
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