The tragic tale of Edwin Righton Carter, drowned at sea.
Channel: Carlingford Heritage
Date: 2021-07-29

This short video presents a reenactment by Richard Clements of soldier Edwin Righton Carter's account of how he drowned at sea after the tragic collision between two steamships, the SS Connemara and the SS Retriever, on Carlingford Lough on Nov 3rd 1916.  Edwin was one of 94 who perished.  Only one person survived.