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Jane ROBERTS. Staff Nurse 2 Reserve/R733. QAIMNSR Born 1887 to William and Margaret Jane Roberts of Bodlouder Brynrodyn Towyn, Gwynedd, North Wales. Drowned 10 April 1917 aged 30 on Hospital Ship, Salta sunk by a German mine of Le Harve. Her body was never recovered. Her mother was granted a gratuity 27 December 1917. Her service medals issued 21 April 1923 Commemorated on the Salta Memorial, Ste, Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France. She is also commemorated on a plaque in York Minster, St Asaph Cathedral and Tywyn Church

Notes from her service record. WO-399-7079 Joined up 24 May 1915, posted to a Hospital Train in Egypt 01 September 1915. 19 March 1917 posted to Hospital Ship Salta. 03 April 1917 whilst on H.S Salta extended her service during the present emergency. Drowned 10 April 1917 aged 30 on Hospital Ship, Salta sunk by a German mine in the port of Le Harve. Her body was never recovered.

Hospital Ship Salta. 10 April 1917 the ship was returning to pick up wounded at Le Havre port, France when it struck a German mine laid by the German submarine UC-26 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) The ship sank in nine minutes with loss of life. Nine nurses were either killed by the explosion or drowned.

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