Cheers for the info, I've found a bit more on it, more importantly a newspaper clipping my father had along with a few medals.
He was an engineer aboard the Lusitania when it went to the aid of a hospital ship 'Anglia' when it was mined in the English Channel, the Lusitania also went down..
bit of info here...
Lusitania
Well broken up, parts deck of are still intact, bows to the East, lying on her port side. Silver coins and gold recovered recently from passenger accommodation. Lots of clock mechanisms in the holds. Portholes, enormous shoals of fish - brill, pollack and cod - on the wreck. Orientation: bow to EAST Lying: on port side; Condition: extensive breakup; Artifacts: Gold and silver coins and clock mechanisms. Good visibility. Depth between 21 and 28m. Big anchor on the port side and large impressive bowsprite. The holds are nearly completely sanded .The stern is intact and still has it's typical rounded shape. Huge iron screw and rudder. Lots of fish and lobster.
Anglia
The auxiliary hospital ship ANGLIA was crossing the Channel from France on November 17, 1915, with a large number of wounded, when she struck a mine and sank one mile east of Folkestone Gate. The steamship struck the mine on the port side, forward of the bridge, the violence of the explosion blowing the Master, Capt Manning, from his position on the bridge to the deck below. Fortunately he remained in possession of his senses and at once ordered the lifeboats to be swung out, the first of which got away safely with about 50 survivors. After this the ship took a heavy list and sank within ten minutes, taking with her four army officers, one nurse and 129 soldiers and crew. The total number of wounded on board was 13 officers and 372 other ranks, in addition to whom were the usual medical staff and ship's company. The disaster occurred about 1230 and was seen from the collier LUSITANIA (voyaging from London to Lisbon), which steamed to the ANGLIA's assistance and lowered two boats. These had scarcely cast off when the LUSITANIA herself struck a mine and began to sink. LUSITANIA's boats therefore returned and took off the remainder of her company, there being no loss of life.
Interesting stuff
