So much tragedy- wonder whatever happened to the children who survived that night?
This story really got to me (never heard it before) so I googled the ship (which was named S.S. City of Benares). Several articles about survivors came up from last week’s 70th anniversary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-11332108
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9008000/9008831.stm
Also this one about the last reunion of the surviving children in 2005:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/diary_codv_01.shtml