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263713 PO. Jesse Sanders Royal Navy HMS Marmion from:Devonport (d.21st Oct 1917) Jesse Sanders joined the Navy on 9th August 1901 and served for 16 years. He was a cooper by trade and was just over 5 feet tall. He served on many ships including the Agincourt, Barrosa, Royal Arthur, and the Marmion. It was while he was on the Marmion that the ship was accidentally rammed by HMS Tirade on 21st of October 1917 off the Shetland Islands in reportedly atrocious weather whilst the two vessels were escorting a convoy across the North Sea. HMS Tirade apparently suffered little damage, but Marmion sank. Local newspapers in Lerwick later (in 1919) reported it as a collision between an outbound and an inbound convoy in darkness and bad weather, with both convoys initially thinking that they were being attacked by the enemy when the two ships collided. Sadly Jesse lost his life in the collision, and his body was never recovered. He left behind his wife and three young children. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**