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Amazing work you've done in gathering all this information and preserving it for future generations. Truly the greatest generation is documented on these pages.

Amazed and delighted the wreck has been located. Quite remarkable images.

Many thanks - An excellent site which encouraged me to buy Ralph Barker's book which I've just finished reading. My 3rd cousin was Sir John Dain, survivor of lifeboat 8.

Ex HMS Conway.
Blue Funnel and RFA.
I came across your site, absolutely amazing. What hard ship. Alan Hill

I came across your site whilst researching the sinking of City of Cairo. I was fascinated by your father's history, so many ships and so many lines. As they were contemporary, I had to look through my Dad's (Tom Cain) discharge books to see if they crossed paths. The only ship they actually had in common was the Rhodesia Star,on which he was bosun, but not at the same time, although they seemed to be working for the same lines quite often.
These discharge books give an interesting slant on family history. At least I know where I come from- a 6 day leave between the Granpond and the Heron!

Best wishes,

Mike Cain

My father, Eugene Brunning, loved the Cairo and sailed on her for a number of years. I have letters from his father to me with many references to the ship, it's captain and crew.

He would be very happy to know the ship and its history is remembered in this way.

My mother's uncle, John Angus McEachern died after getting off the SS City of Cairo at 10;30 AM on October 13th, 1918. I have his military medical records. I had no idea about the sickness on board this ship until I found this site!!

John Angus McEachern left Cape Breton for British Columbia to log for Brooks, Scanlen, O'Brien Coy. From here he was drafted to 167 Ist Depot Battalion, B.C. Regt. C.E.F.

Then he was transferred to the Western Ontario Regiment 1st (Reserve) Bn. He was not married so my mother is his oldest living relative (niece). Our family had very little information about him, only a logging photo of him holding his fiddle in BC before he was drafted.

Are there any photos of this Western Ontario regiment? Do you know if I could find any photos? I really appreciate learning anything about this. I had no idea there was sickness on this ship and so many died. My grand uncle is buried at a military cemetery in Devonport, England.

my dad william stubbs was in no.5 lifeboat and was rescued and took to hospital on st helena. he was interviewed on breakfast television when the book Goodnight Sorry For Sinking You was published. I recorded this but still can't bring myself to watch it as he died shortly afterwards. Thank you for a facinating website.

I have just found a photograph of my great uncle Francis B. McQuone who was a purser on the ship. Also have a book called 'Sorry for Sinking You' which gives more detail of what happened to him.

My Granny, Dulcie Kup (Kendall at the time) and my uncle Colin where on the boat when it was hit - an amazing story!