WWI Hospital Ship Crew Honoured

Two memorial plaques were fixed to the wreck on behalf of Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and the Thame Remembers Project. (Picture: MoD)

One hundred and sixty people who lost their lives when a hospital ship was torpedoed during the First World War have been honoured. 

His Majesty's Hospital Ship Glenart Castle, was sank 100 years ago, 40 nautical miles off Padstow, in the Bristol Channel.

She was torpedoed by a German U-boat and many who lost their lives were Medical Officers and Nurses.

Divers from the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine fixed two plaques on to the wreck in their memory.

Major Henrietta Poon of the Royal Army Medical Corps said:

"It was a particularly poignant moment for me as a serving Military Doctor to complete this dive and lay tributes at their final resting place."

The Commanding Officer of the Royal Centre Defence Medicine, Colonel Jo Palmer, said:

"This challenging project to place Commemorative Plaques on HMHS Glenart Castle is a fitting tribute to all those on board who gave their lives whilst serving their country, and illustrates the enduring nature of the ethos and values of the military medical services."