SS TILAWA 1942 | The Forgotten Tragedy | Nov 23 1942
MEMORIAL
81st Anniversary of S.S. Tilawa. First Commemoration in the United Kingdom
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.
80th Anniversary of S.S. Tilawa. First Commemoration in the world - Mumbai, India
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.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
CWGC have 10 civilian profiles when searching "S.S. Tilawa"
Wrecksite.eu
The RMS Tilawa (+1942) profile on wrecksite.eu has a list of passengers connected to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
WAR MEMORIAL | TOWER HILL LONDON UK | S.S. TILAWA MISSING PERSONS
Memorial of the Merchant Navy at Tower Hill, London
Memorial of the Merchant Navy at Tower Hill, London
Peter Halcrow Cumming
Henry Charles Briegel
Edward Bazeley Duncan
Alexander Frew
Memorial of the Merchant Navy at Tower Hill, London
Memorial of the Merchant Navy at Tower Hill, London
OTHER WAR MEMORIALS AROUND THE WORLD | S.S. TILAWA MISSING PERSONS
Hong Kong Memorial
Chittagong War Cemetery
The Bombay War Memorial Hall of the Indian Sailors' Home
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