SINKING OF THE GLATTON.
POIGNANT WAR TRAGEDY. 5S BODIES RECOVERED. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel.—copyright. LONDON, March 26. A poignant and little-known tragedy of the war was recalled by the arrival at Chatham of the remains of an officer and 57 men who were among the victims of the sinking of the Glatton. The monitor Glatton, 5700 tons, caught fire in Dover Harbour on September 16, 1018. There was no chance of saving her, and therefore, in order to prevent her magazines from exploding and creating widespread havoc she was deliberately torpedoed. More Ilian 100 out of 303 officers and men on hoard were sacrificed to prevent much greater loss. The vessel has now been raised and the bodies recovered. They will be buried with naval honours at Gillingham Cemetery on April 3.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17980, 27 March 1930, Page 8
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133SINKING OF THE GLATTON. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17980, 27 March 1930, Page 8
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