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War Memorial of the Merchant Navy
London, Greater London, England
Tower Hill Memorial


The men behind the names

Day, Draysdale, Dumble, Evans, Farrage, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Foulger,
Gillen, Grainger, Groves, Harries, Hobbs, Hudd, Hutton

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The names are taken from other memorials but which are also commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.



William J. Day
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Able Seaman
abt. 1879
06 February 1918
39
S. S. "Holmtown" (London)
Son of Archibald McCullum and Elizabeth Day,
husband of Maud Emma Day (nee Johns),
of 17, One End St., Appledore, Devon.
Born at Appledore.
Also see the war memorial in Appledore, Devon, England

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Ian MacIntosh Drysdale
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Greaser
abt. 1905
15 February 1942
37
M. V. "Empire Spring" (Greenock)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Drysdale,
of Dollar, Clackmannanshire,
husband of Janet Drysdale,
of Salford, Lancashire.
Also see the war memorial in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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K. J. Dumble
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Galley Boy
abt. 1928
17 August 1943
15
M. V. "Empire Stanley" (Greenock)
Son of William George and Elsie May Dumble,
of Portishead, Somerset.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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William Charles Evans
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Able Seaman
abt. 1888
27 October 1940
52
M. V. "Alfred Jones" (Liverpool)
Born in Liverpool.
Lived in Rosemary Lane, Beaumaris.
Also see the war memorial in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

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Edward Farrage
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Chief Engineer Officer
abt. 1903
20 March 1943
40
S. S. "Fort Mumford"
Son of James and Elizabeth Farrage,
of South Shields, Co. Durham,
husband of Minnie Farrage,
of Stanhope, Co. Durham.
Also see the war memorial in Stanhope, Co. Durham, England

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Bernhard Roy Noel Fitzgerald
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Ordinary Seaman
abt. 1925
19 August 1941
16
S. S. "Ciscar" (London)
Resided at 29, Blenheim Street, Bristol.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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A. Fleming
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Third Officer
abt. 1921
18 August 1942
21
S. S. "Hamla" (London)
Son of John and Margaret Fleming,
of Milton, Dunbartonshire.
Also see the war memorial in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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Leonard Harry Foulger
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Cadet
abt. 1897
10 April 1915
18
S. S. "Harpalyce" (London)
Son of Amy Alcock (formerly Foulger) and the late Henry Thomas Foulger,
of Park Lodge, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset.
Born at Reading.
Also see the war memorial in Lulworth, Dorset, England

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James Henry Gillen
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Fourth Engineer Officer
abt. 1900
12 February 1941
41
S. S. "Warlaby" (West Hartlepool)
Son of James and Mary Gillen,
husband of Amy Gillen,
of Swinefleet, Yorkshire.
Also see the war memorial in Swinefleet, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Francis Grainger
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Fourth Engineer Officer
abt. 1889
06 November 1916
27
S. S. "Arabia" (Greenock)
Son of Francis Grainger,
of Southerfield, Abbeytown, Cumberland.
Born at Southerfield.
Also see the war memorial in Abbeytown Cumbria, England

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Joseph Lewis Groves
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Apprentice
abt. 1925
29 July 1943
18
M. V. "Cornish City" (Bideford)
Son of Alfred and Gertrude Mary Groves,
of Appledore, Devon.
Also see the war memorial in Appledore, Devon, England

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David John Harries (CWGC: David James Harries)
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First Mate
abt. 1878
17 June 1917
39
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Don Arturo" (London)
Brother of Miss Elizabeth Harries,
of Soar Hill, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire.
Born at Dinas Cross.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

William Richards Harries
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Master

abt. 1900
28 May 1942
42
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Norman Prince" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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Benjamin Hobbs
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Deck Boy
abt. 1903
27 June 1918
15
H. M. H. S. "Llandovery Castle" (London)
Son of Alice Helena Hobbs (nee Stokes),
of High St., Portishead, Somerset,
and the late George Hobbs.
Born at Cromhall, Glos.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England
Walter Henry Hobbs
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Scullion
abt. 1892
13 August 1915
23
S. S. "Royal Edward" (Toronto)
Son of Henry and Emily Hobbs,
of Chapel Rd., Warmley, Glos.
Born at Alveston.
Also see the war memorial in Warmley, Bristol, England

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A. T. Hudd
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Pantry Boy
abt. 1926
29 June 1942
16
S. S. "Empire Mica" (Middlesbrough)
Son of Frank and Edith Hudd,
of Avonmouth, Gloucestershire.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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John Hutton
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Master
abt. 1870
17 January 1918
48
S. S. "Kingsdyke" (Glasgow)
Son of James and Ann Hutton.
Also see the war memorial in Airth, Falkirk, Scotland

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