SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
The first U.K. commemoration of the ill-fated S.S. Tilawa will be held at the London Greenwich National Maritime Museum. The 81st anniversary of the forgotten tragedy is Thursday November 23rd 2023 at 6pm, by invitation only. For the first time on British soil a full Leopold Muller theater will officially acknowledge the incident, and memorialize the loss of 280 lives.
The iconic Grand Hotel at the Ballard Estate, in Mumbai India will hold a historic event on Wednesday November 23rd 2022. This commemoration will officially acknowledge the forgotten tragedy of the ill-fated S.S. Tilawa, and memorialize the loss of 280 passengers who sadly drowned. This is the 80th year since the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the British passenger cargo liner.
CWGC have 10 civilian profiles when searching "S.S. Tilawa"
The RMS Tilawa (+1942) profile on wrecksite.eu has a list of passengers connected to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
A tragedy that cost the lives of hundreds of Indian people
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