Aneurin Jones, Brynamman, on the DAYBREAK
Description
The DAYBREAK was a British steam ship. Travelling from Huelva to Glasgow, she was sunk by U 87 commanded by KapLt Rudolf von Speth-Schülzburg on 24 December 1917. Her wreck lies 1 mile East from South Rock Light Vessel, Ireland. There were 21 casualties.
Date: 3 January 1918
Transcript:
BRYNAMMAN
[...]
At home, spending a well-deserved respite, is the naval hero, A.B. Aneurin Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones, Cwmgarw Road. He was on H.M.S. King Edward VII. when it was torpedoed, and is now on leave consequent upon the H.M.S. Daybreak having been sunk in a similar manner. He was one of the ten survivors, and was rescued after floating on a raft for a great many hours. He has stirring episodes to relate. Considering his trying experiences, he looks pretty well, but requires rest and change to recover from the effects of shock and exposure.
Source:
The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News
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Comments (2)
Submitted by F.R. Hartles on Mon, 10/12/2018 - 21:40
Very interesting and sad but Daybreak was sunk on 24th December 1917 not 1918 - slight typo!
Submitted by U-Boat on Tue, 11/12/2018 - 09:10
Thank you very much for bringing the typo to our attention. I am correcting it as we speak and sending it to moderation. -- Rita
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