Rohilla Wreck

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
378
Date Released
5 Nov 1914
Length of issue (in feet)
348
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Senegalese Riflemen
  2. 2Little Refugees
  3. 3In Their Fathers Footsteps (Cossacks)
  4. 4Feeding The Destitute
  5. 5Rohilla Wreck
  6. 6All Souls’ Day At Gunwalloe
  7. 7London Scottish

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
NfO synopsis: Vivid scenes of rescue by Whitby motor lifeboat followed by sinking of ship.
Researcher Comments
HM hospital ship ‘Rohilla’ wrecked off the Yorkshire coast near Whitby in a gale. The ship sailed from Leith and was to aid wounded and dying soldiers in Dunkirk. 85 people died. Newsfilm Online gives title as ‘Wreck Off North East Coast’ (ID 10326). Item number unknown.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Accidents and disasters
Written sources
Newsfilm Online   Used for Library Number
Gaumont Graphic Issue Sheets [BUFVC]
Library number GR
18048
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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