When the Royal Edward was torpedoed by the German submarine U-14, more than half of the troops and crew drowned. Many of the 220 crew were from Bristol, so the sinking affected many people locally.
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: 43207/9/31/61
: Bristol Archives
: Postcard of Royal Edward troop ship with commemorative poem