Tag: Nigeria
In order to take up his role in Nigeria, Joseph had to travel by steamship, normally from Liverpool but occasionally from Plymouth, to Lagos (Iddo), Nigeria. The trip was approximately 4100 miles and took around 2 weeks. Bearing in mind on 11 March 1915 the first passenger ship, RMS Falaba, is sunk by German U-boat […]
From his pension records, we know that on 6 May 1914, Joseph joined the Nigerian Railway Open Lines as a European Guardsman. This meant that Joseph left a pregnant Catherine on [DATE] to travel to Nigeria, and missed the birth of his last daughter, Kay. He carried out this role until he was promoted to […]
The Ardrossan McFarlanes 