Anglia was built by Wm Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton, Scotland for the London and North Western Railway and was delivered in 1900.

On 17 November 1915 Anglia was returning from Calais to Dover, carrying 390 injured officers and soldiers.

At around 12:30 pm, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Folkestone Gate, HMHS Anglia struck a mine and sank in fifteen minutes.

The nearby torpedo gunboat HMS Hazard helped evacuate the passengers and crew.

[5] In March 2017 the wreckage of HMHS Anglia was declared an official war grave, making it illegal to remove or disturb any human remains at the wreck site.