Remembering the following men of the Mercantile Marine who lost their lives one hundred years ago today, on 24th October 1916, whilst serving aboard SS Framfield and SS North Wales.
SS Framfield, a steel screw steamer laid down in 1894, was sunk by a mine. SS North Wales, another cargo ship, was torpedoed off the Scilly Isles. All of the men listed below are commemorated on Lutyens's Mercantile Marine Memorial at Tower Hill, London (image above courtesy of Wikipedia).
SS Framfield
Fireman Charles Eckhof
Donkeyman Charles George Gustavson
Fireman James Robson
Master Sampson Still Clark
Able Seaman Thomas Henry Dale
Second Mate Thomas Llewellyn Mcfadden
SS North Wales
Second Mate Charles Hardy
Apprentice Charles Edward Reed
Fireman and Trimmer David Edwards
Third Mate Edgar Noel Sharp
Fireman and Trimmer Edward Tuomi
Fireman and Trimmer Erik Pedersen
Second Engineer Frank Rayner
Fourth Engineer Officer Fredrick Augustus
Crane Master Griffith Owen
Third Engineer Henry Boyes Stanforth
Able Seaman Hjalmar Saarena
Ship's Cook James Cuivelair
Assistant Cook Steward James Davies
Ordinary Seaman Leonard Barnby
First Mate Owen Jones
Donkeyman Richard Hughes
Storekeeper Richard Williams
Sailor Richard David Griffith
Boatswain and Lamps Robert William Jones
Mess Room Steward Thomas Henry Waite
Fireman and Trimmer Tom Dick
Steward Walter Harrison
Carpenter William Williams
Fireman and Trimmer T Appelgren
Fireman and Trimmer E Hultman
Able Seaman P Jacobsen
Fireman and Trimmer L Willeims
Able Seaman Gustaf Adolf Sundvall
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
No comments:
Post a Comment