photograph of Walter Edward Thorp Merchant Navy photograph of Walter Edward Thorp at the Bisley ranges || Born Chelsea March 1895. 1st Class wireless Telegraphist for Marconi. Served in merchant Navy, round the world 3 times supplying the army during 1914 - 1918 on the SS Messaba, the last ship to signal the Titanic. His ship was torpedoed during WW1. Serving aboard the Cawdor Castle - white star line - the ship was torpedoed with Walter onboard. Walter sent the SOS signal. Later on the City of Corinth they were torpedoed by a German U Boat. W/O sent out the SOS. A Colleague took a photo of ship sinking. At one time Walter spent time floating on wreckage with his talking budgie. He was rescued and returned home and considered the budgie was a means of staying alive, keeping both alive for the 8 hours in water before rescue in freezing rough seas. He left again for the sea, but the budgie stayed in Chelsea with his mother. The budgie never talked again until Walter returned. Another of his rescues may have been by an American ship. He was suffering from hypothermia when rescued. Walter was a great shot, shooting at the Bisley ranges. Whilst cleaning his revolver below decks on a ship after one of his rescues, the revolver discharged and the bullet went through the ceiling above and up through the bass drum of a band playing above. Is this how you repay us? was the question from the crew of the rescue ship!

Walter Schliewe, der diverse Schlachten an der Westfront dokumentiert hat u.a. Verdun, ist hier in Uniform zu sehen. || Walter Schliewe in Uniform

Foto von Georg Loy in Uniform. Georg ist der Bruder von Christian und Friedrich Loy