Son of James and Jessie Bruce Geddes, of Govan, Lanarkshire. Husband of Florence Geddes (nee Rosser), of 43, Bundoran Road, Aigburth, Liverpool. One of eleven of the fourteen crew aboard to perish when the vessel was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a German submarine UB-75.
Geddes, William Bruce –
Personal details
- Surname: Geddes
- Forename: William Bruce
- Date of birth: February 19th, 1881
- Birth place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
- Place of residence: Liverpool, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 5th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Master (Captain)
- Unit: SS Aigburth.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Mercantile Marine
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Clement's (Ordsall) C.E. Church - Salford
- CWGC Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK
- CWGC reference: Not known