TSS Lake Michigan

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T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'

Home from the Sea

' Rolling Home'

                    Bos'n, Ture 'Gus' Alfvegren

1st Officer Dale & Wireless Officer Austin Reginald Beynon


Gus signs on TSS Lake Michigan on 10 September 1913 and makes 18 voyages. With the beginning of World War 1 troops are brought in from the different parts of the British Commonwealth



2nd Gordons & 2nd Scots Guards on board T.S.S. Lake Michigan, 6th October 1914 en route to Zeebrugge, Belgium (Kennethmont.co.uk)



            Crew members of the T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan'

    1913 - 16/04/1918 (torpedoed by U-100)

                  A.J.Peters                           Captain 16/04/1918

                                                                                                                                              T. Dale                                 Chief Officer

                                                                                                                                            J.C. McGowan                     Chief Engineer      18/04/15*

                                                                                                                                             Austin Reginald Benyon   Wireless Officer

                                                                                                                                            Gus 'Ture' Alfvegren          Boatswain

                                                                                                                                             S.G. Farrell                             Ist Officer

John Roberts Able bodied seaman

* killed in action

On November 15, 1916, the TSS 'Lake Michigan' in route from Montreal to Brest & London
struck a mine off Brest set by UC 18, commanded by Kptlt. William Kiel
and was able to make it into port and be repaired without suffering any casualties.


On April 16, 1918, the T.S.S. Lake Michigan is torpedoed
93 miles NW of Eagle Island by the German U-boat 100.
U-100 surfaces and prepares to fire it's deck gun.



The crew along with Bos'n Gus abandon ship
The T.S.S. Lake Michigan is lost along with the Skipper, Cpt.A.J.Peters





Gus made 18 voyages aboard the T.S.S. 'Lake Michigan' beginning in 1913
carrying troops and supplies to Gallipoli and France. On November 15, 1916,she struck
a mine off Brest and was able to make it into port and be repaired.

See the last entry for the T.S.S. Lake Michigan, April 16, 1918



Gus was then transferred to the SS Lake Manitoba and served
as Quartermaster for the later part of 1918

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