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| Picture No | 10220231 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | Child Survivor of the SS 'Athenia' coming ashore, WW2 |
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Child survivor of the SS 'Athenia', wrapped in a blanket, being passed ashore at Galway after his rescue by the 'Knute Nelson', September 1939. The SS 'Athenia' was the first merchant ship sunk by the Germany Navy during the Second World War.
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| Source | Illustrated London News. 16 September 1939. page 442 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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