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The HMT 'Royal Edward', c1915, (c1920). 'The British Transport 'Royal Edward', sunk by a German submarine in the Aegean, with a loss of over 1000 lives, August 14, 1915'. The HMT (Hired Military Transport) 'Royal Edward' was a passenger ship of the Canadian Northern Steamship Company, used for transporting Commonwealth troops. She was torpedoed by a German U-boat, and sank with a large loss of life. From "The Great World War - A History" Volume IV, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]