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How do you find more information about the SS City of Benares which was torpedoed during World War 2?
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Information about the SS City of Benares such as it was sunk by U-48 on Sept. 17, 1940. On board were 90 children being evacuated from Great Britain to Canada, because of The Blitz. 77 of the children died, & as a result the evacuation of children from Great Britain to Canada ended.
Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
The headlines in the Daily Mirror of 23rd September 1940 cover the announcement of this on the Monday morning. This can be found on this site. SS Western Prince took many children and left Liverpool on or about this date with many children on board privately funded. Did our parents know of this sinking before we embarked we wonder? The BBC apparently announced the sinking on the Sunday.
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