Can anyone help with a sighting or insight in to death of Captain Findlay Fraser HIRD on the Gold Coast in early 1915? Would also appreciate guidance on where to start finding out more about his career? So far finding the wealth of sources a bit confusing. Our evidence is ... Notice of death in the "Arbroath Guide" of 6th February 1916 states ³HIRD - At Addah, Gold Coast, West Africa, on the 21st January, Captain Findlay Fraser Hird, son of the late Alexander Hird, Inchcape, Arbroath² He married in Birkenhead in 1895. We have searched the BT/27 index for ships leaving from Liverpool for West Coast of Africa he appears as "first officer " for Elder Dempster on two ships S S ANGOLA (ON 97875) Liverpool to West Africa 12th May 1900, 3rd August 1900 and 3rd November 1900 And S S SOBO (ON 110056) from Liverpool to West Africa 16th August 1899, 3rd February 1900, and 5th May 1900 We have searched all ships from Liverpool from 1 Jan 1915 to February 1916 and no sighting of F F Hird as Captain of any ship. However it looks like he sails on the SS NIGERIA as a passenger to Accra on 24 Feb 1915. Any help or suggestions most welcome Robin -- Robin and Margaret McEwen-King Lanark Scotland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message