Seaman John (Jean) Drillot
Mercantile Marine. S.S. "Almond Branch" (Sunderland)
27/11/1917

Son of Peter and Louisa Judith Drillot (nee Hamon), of Mayfield Cottage, Sark.

Lost at sea, aged 22 years.

SS Almond Branch

Crew member of turret type tramp steamer Almond Branch. Sunk as a result of torpedo attack by UB 57, under the command of Lt Captain Otto Steinbrinck. John Drillot was the sole casualty. The Almond Branch (3,400 tonnes) was en-route with general cargo from South America to London via Port Talbot. She went down 2 miles SE of Dodman Point, near Mevagissey, Cornwall