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BRITISH, AMERICAN, FRENCH AND GERMAN NAVIES PAY THEIR RESPECTS ON ISLAY

02 May 2018 NewsHMS Otranto Islay SS Tuscania War at Seaww100Admin

The British, American, French and Germany Navies paid their respects at sea off the coast of Islay, remembering around 700 US servicemen and British crew members who lost their lives when SS TUSCANIA and HMS OTRANTO sunk in 1918.

NATIONS GATHER ON ISLAY TO REMEMBER WW1 LOSSES

02 May 2018 NewsHMS Otranto Islay Royal Navy SS Tuscania War at Seaww100Admin

Representatives from the U.K, U.S.A., France and Germany today gathered together on the small island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, to remember the island’s contribution to World War One and the loss of two British troop ships carrying American soldiers to fight alongside the Allies.

STARS AND STRIPES FLAG RETURNS TO ISLAY 100 YEARS ON

30 Apr 2018 NewsHMS Otranto Islay Royal Navy SS Tuscaniaww100Admin

A Stars and Stripes U.S. flag produced overnight on the island of Islay so that the American soldiers who died after the sinking of the SS Tuscania could be buried with honour under their own flag is making the 3,500 mile journey back to Islay one hundred years on.

WW100 SCOTLAND: LOOKING AHEAD THROUGH 2018

02 Mar 2018 BlogHMS Otranto Remembrance SS Tuscaniaww100Admin

Following his reflections on commemorative events of 2017, Professor Norman Drummond CBE FRSE, Chair of the Scottish Commemorations Panel and WW100 Scotland, looks ahead through the 2018 programme.

ISLAY REMEMBERS THE SINKING OF SS TUSCANIA

05 Feb 2018 NewsAmerican Monument HMS Otranto Islay SS Tuscaniaww100Admin

People of Islay today came together to remember the hundreds of soldiers and crew who lost their lives when the British ship SS Tuscania, carrying American troops, sank off the coast of the island on 5 February 100 years ago.

ISLAY REMEMBERS WW1 100 YEARS ON

29 Jan 2018 NewsCommonwealth War Graves Commission HMS Otranto Islay SS Tuscaniaww100Admin

A year-long programme of events marking Islay’s contribution to World War One and the loss of two British troop ships carrying American soldiers to fight alongside the Allies have been launched today.