Date: 14 June 1918

Transcript:

Aberystwyth Engineer.

[portrait of J. J. McPherson in his sailor uniform]

Mr. J. J. McPHERSON,
Son of Mr. and Mrs. McPherson, Clyde House, Queen's-road, was on the "Leasowe Castle" troopship when it was torpedoed and 101 lost their lives; but was safely landed at Alexandria. Mr. J. McPherson assisted in the building of the ship at Cammel Laird's Yard.

Source:
'Aberystwyth Engineer.' The Cambrian News and Welsh Farmers' Gazette. 14 June 1918. 3.