Category: HMAT A70 Ballarat, Feb 1917

Categories: Ballarat (1911) | Australian Troop Transport Ships

This category is used to group profiles of people who served or were transported on the troopship HMAT A70 Ballarat during it's final voyage, February to April 1917 (World War I).

SS Ballarat was a passenger liner built in 1911 in Scotland by Caird & Company. Prior to the war she was used to transport emigrants from the UK to Australia but in 1914 the British government requisitioned her for war service. Ballarat initially served as an Indian transport vessel before becoming a troopship, carrying Australian troops.

• http://www.mastermariners.org.au/stories-from-the-past/2624-ss-ballarat
• https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C175198

The Ballarat was sunk in the English Channel (without loss) on the 25th April 1917, after being struck by a torpedo fired by UB 32. See: BirtwhistleWiki HMAT A70 Ballarat accessed 24 Feb 2023.

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Daniel Cullen 1883 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia - 27 Sep 1951

Archibald Howard 03 Jun 1900 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia - 22 Sep 1985

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