Gannon, James Date of Birth Monday May 24th 1869 Address Wexford Rank Boatswain Regiment Mercantile Marine SS Beacon Light (Liverpool) Date of Death Tuesday February 19th 1918 Circumstances of Death SS Beacon Light was attacked by a German Submarine. Other Biographical Details Son of the late Thomas and Martha Gannon nee Hughes. Husband of Margaret Gannon of 47 South Chester Street, Liverpool.