| William Joseph Clements |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1902
27 June 1918
16
Mercantile Marine, H. M. H. S. "Llandovery Castle" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Frederick Josiah and Elizabeth Kate Clements (nee Snook),
of 9, Victoria Buildings, St. Augustine's, Bristol. |
| 1911 England Census about William Joseph Clements and family |
Residence: 3, Allens Court, Hotwell Rd, Hotwells, Bristol; Registration district: Bristol;
Sub-District: Clifton; Parish: Bristol; County: Gloucestershire |
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Elizabeth Kate
Clements
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32
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Husband at
Osborne
Bristol |
William Joseph
Clements
Male
9
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School
Bristol |
Violet Clara
Clements
Female
5
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School
Bristol |
Lilian Kate
Clements
Female
3
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Bristol |
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| Benjamin Hobbs |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1903
27 June 1918
15
Mercantile Marine, H. M. H. S. "Llandovery Castle" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Alice Helena Hobbs (nee Stokes),
of High St., Portishead, Somerset,
and the late George Hobbs.
Born at Cromhall, Glos. |
| 1911 England Census about Benjamin Hobbs and family |
Residence: High Street, Portishead, Somersetshire; Registration district: Long Ashton;
Sub-District: St. George; Parish: Portishead; County: Somerset |
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Benjamin Stokes
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48
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General Carrier
Portishead
Somerset |
Sarah Stokes
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48
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Cromhall
Gloucestershire |
Lucy Ellen
Stokes
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21
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Portishead
Somerset |
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Benjamin George
Stokes
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18
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Carrier Low
Portishead
Somerset |
Sarah Adelaide
Stokes
Female
16
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Portishead
Somerset |
William Edwin
Stokes
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13
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Telegraph
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Portishead
Somerset |
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Annie Emma
Stokes
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11
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School
Portishead
Somerset |
Violet Alice
Stokes
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5
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Portishead
Somerset |
Alice Helena
Hobbs
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50
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Portishead
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Benjamin Hobbs
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8
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Cromhall
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Grace Hobbs
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7
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Cromhall
Gloucestershire |
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| James Gilbert Long |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1902
27 June 1918
16
Mercantile Marine, H. M. H. S. "Llandovery Castle" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of William Edward and Ellen Hannah Long (nee Hailstone),
of 2, Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. |
| 1911 England Census about James Gilbert Long and family |
Residence: 3, Canford Lane, Westbury on Trym; Registration district: Bristol;
Sub-District: Westbury on Trym; Parish: Bristol; County: Gloucestershire |
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William Edward
Long
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42
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General Labourer
Westbury on Trym |
Ellen Hannah
Long
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38
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Bristol |
William Edward
Long
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15
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None
Westbury on Trym |
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Ellen Mary
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13
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School
Bristol, Redland |
George John
Long
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11
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School
Westbury on Trym |
James Gilbert
Long
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9
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School
Westbury on Trym |
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Lucy Emma
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9/12
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Westbury on Trym |
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| Charles David Rees |
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Mess Room Steward
abt. 1900
27 November 1915
15
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Tringa" (Cork)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of David Thomas and Mary Annie Rees,
of 25, North St., Stokes Croft, Bristol. |
| 1911 England Census about Charles David Rees and family |
Residence: 25, North St, Stokes Croft, Bristol; Registration district: Bristol;
Sub-District: Bristol Central; Parish: Bristol; County: Gloucestershire |
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Sarah David
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64
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Licence Holder
Tolland,
Somerset |
David Rees
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50
Nephew
Harnesting Assist.
Llangunnor,
Carmarthenshire |
Mary Annie Rees
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42
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Bristol
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Charles David
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10
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School
Bristol,
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| Sydney Miles Williams |
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Apprentice
abt. 1901
26 February 1917
16
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Clan Farquhar" (Glasgow)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of William Pugh Williams and Margaretta Jane Williams,
of 18, Greenmore Rd., Knowle, Bristol. |
| 1911 England Census about Sydney Miles Williams and family |
Residence: 24 Glena Avenue, Knowle, Bristol; Registration district: Bristol;
Sub-District: Knowle; Parish: Bristol; County: Gloucestershire |
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William Pugh
Williams
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44
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Ship Broker
Llanarth
Cardiganshire |
Margaretta Jane
Williams
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35
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Velindre
Pembrokeshire |
Elizabeth Pugh
Williams
Female
12
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School
Bristol
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Phoebe Mary
Williams
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11
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School
Bristol,
Gloucestershire |
Sidney Miles
Williams
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10
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School
Bristol,
Gloucestershire |
Gwendoline Aeron
Williams
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5
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School
Bristol,
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| Arthur John Beames |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1927
10 June 1942
15
Merchant Navy, M. V. "Ardenvohr" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of John Edwin and Florence May Beames,
of Avonmouth, Gloucestershire. |
Torpedoed by German submarine U-68 between New York and Melbourne. Arthur Beames was the only fatality.
M. V. "Ardenvohr" was a British Cargo Motor Vessel of 5,025 tons built in 1940 by W. Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton for Trinder, Anderson & Co, London. She was powered by a Barclay Curle Doxford Diesel Engine. On the 10th June 1940 when on route from New York (24 May) - Hampton Roads - Panama - Sydney, NSW - Melbourne carrying a cargo of 8,900 tons of general cargo, including munitions, tanks, guns and machinery she was torpedoed by German submarine U-68 and sunk. One crew member was lost. The master, 21 survivors and six Americans were picked up by the Flora and 31 survivors and three Americans by USS "Edison" and landed at Colon. The remaining eight American survivors were picked up by USS "Barry". |
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| Dennis John Francis Claridge |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1925
02 July 1941
16
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Toronto City" (Bristol)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Ernest John and Gladys Winifred Claridge,
of Clifton, Bristol. |
At 18.25 hours on 1 July 1941 the unescorted Toronto City (Master Edwin John Garlick) was hit in the bow by one G7e torpedo from U-108 about 500 miles north of the Azores and sank by the bow within three minutes. The Germans questioned 23 survivors on rafts and debris before leaving the area, but they were never seen again: the master, 37 crew members, two gunners and three meteorological office personnel were lost. The ship had been employed as a weather observation ship in the Atlantic since October 1940 and was reported missing after sending her last routine weather report at 15.00 hours on 1 July. |
| Francis Roger Cridland |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1926
30 October 1942
16
Merchant Navy, M. V. "Brittany" (Liverpool)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Francis Herbert and Alice Mary Cridland,
of Portishead, Somerset. |
At 00.00 hours on 30 October 1942 the Brittany (Master William White Dovell) in convoy SL-125 was torpedoed and sunk by U-509 near Madeira. 12 crew members, one gunner and one passenger were lost. The master, 32 crew members, seven gunners and four passengers were picked up by the British auxiliary patrol vessel H. M. S. "Kelantan" (Lt A. E. Jones) and landed at Gourock on 8 November. |
| K. J. Dumble |
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Galley Boy
abt. 1928
17 August 1943
15
Merchant Navy, M. V. "Empire Stanley" (Greenock)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of William George and Elsie May Dumble,
of Portishead, Somerset. |
At 15.50 hours on 17 Aug 1943 the unescorted Empire Stanley (Master Arthur John Pilditch, MBE) was torpedoed and sunk by U-197 south-southeast of Cap Sainte Marie, Madagascar. The master, 18 crew members, five gunners and one passenger were lost. On 20 August, 17 crew members, two gunners and one passenger were picked up by the British motor merchant "Socotra" and landed at Bombay ten days later. Nine crew members were picked up by H. M. S. "Thyme" (Lt H. Roach, RNR) and landed at Durban on 29 August. |
| Bernhard Roy Noel Fitzgerald |
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Ordinary Seaman
abt. 1925
19 August 1941
16
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Ciscar" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Resided at 29, Blenheim Street, Bristol. |
At 04.06 hours on 19 Aug 1941, U-201 fired a salvo of four torpedoes at the convoy OG-71 west-southwest of Fastnet Rock and observed two detonations on a tanker and two further detonations on two ships beyond her. Schnee claimed three ships sunk of 20.000 grt, but in fact the Ciscar and Aguila were sunk.
The master, 29 crew members and five gunners from the Ciscar (Master Edward Lenton Hughes) were picked up by Petrel and landed at Lisbon. Nine crew members and four gunners were lost.
Four crew members from the Ciscar were later repatriated on the Cervantes, which was sunk by U-124 (Mohr) on 26 September. Three of them were lost. |
| A. T. Hudd |
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Pantry Boy
abt. 1926
29 June 1942
16
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Empire Mica" (Middlesbrough)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Frank and Edith Hudd,
of Avonmouth, Gloucestershire. |
At 07.50 hours on 29 June 1942 the unescorted Empire Mica (Master Hugh Gordon Bradford Bentley) was hit on the port side by two G7a torpedoes from U-67 in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Cape St. George, Florida. The tanker immediately caught fire, exploded and sank after breaking apart. Two of the three launched lifeboats were caught in the flaming oil on the surface and its occupants died. 27 crew members and six gunners were lost. The master and 13 crew members were picked up by the motor boats "Sea Dream" and "Countess from Apalachicola" and landed at Panama City. |
| Victor C. Leech |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1923
31 December 1939
16
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Box Hill" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Care of Portishead Sea School. |
The ship set off a German-laid mine on passage from St John, Brunswick to Hull. |
| Albert Charles O'Reilly |
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Cook
abt. 1927
06 February 1943
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Polyktor" (Greece)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of J. Joseph and Ethel Rose Annie O'Reilly,
of Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. |
At 19.17 hours on 6 Feb 1943 the Polyktor was torpedoed by U-266 and sank after two coups de grâce at 19.30 and 19.32 hours. The ship was straggling from convoy SC-118 due to problems with the rudder. The master and one crew member were taken prisoner. |
| Jack Leslie Takle |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1925
24 October 1940
15
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Matina" (Liverpool)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Kate Takle, of Bristol. |
At 04.32 hours on 26 Oct 1940 the unescorted Matina (Master David Alexander Jack) was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-28 (Kuhnke) about 100 miles west of Rockall, after the ship had been missed by a first torpedo at 21.50 hours the day before. The U-boat then surfaced and fired 28 rounds with her deck gun, achieved 15 hits and left the vessel in a sinking condition.
At 22.00 hours on 29 October, U-31 reported the sinking of a drifting wreck by a coup de grâce, this must have been the Matina. The first U-boat had observed that some survivors abandoned ship in lifeboats, but they were never seen again. The master, 67 crew members, two gunners and one passenger were lost. |
| Herbert Charles Edward Tippett |
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Deck Boy
abt. 1926
26 September 1941
15
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Lapwing" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Resided at 4, Pyle Marsh, Redfield |
During the night of 25/26 Sep 1941, both ships ahead of Lapwing (Master Thomas James Hyam) in station #13 of convoy HG-73 were torpedoed and the vessel stopped to launch a lifeboat with six men for rescue work. The boat brought 17 survivors from "Petrel" and three from "Cortes" to "Lapwing", then returned to pick up more survivors from "Petrel" from a raft. In the meantime HMS "Larkspur" (Lt S. C. B. Hickman, RNR) came across the stopped vessel (not identified at that time), assumed that it had been torpedoed and set one of her cutters adrift to help the survivors because she had orders to return to the convoy. At 04.01 hours, U-203 fired one torpedo at the corvette lying close to a stopped tanker but it missed, like the spread of two G7a torpedoes fired three minutes later. Apparently these attacks remained unnoticed aboard the corvette while the U-boat left the area at full speed and dived to reload the torpedo tubes.
When U-203 returned to the area, they found the stopped "Lapwing" again which was just about to recover her lifeboat with the remaining survivors, but before this could be done the ship was hit amidships by one torpedo at 06.34 hours and sank within 3 minutes north-northeast of the Azores. Only three crew members from "Lapwing", the three survivors from "Cortes" and one survivor from "Petrel" survived the sinking and were picked up by the lifeboat, which made landfall at Sylne Bay, Co. Galway on 9 October. But two survivors from "Cortes" and one survivor from "Petrel" died of wounds and exhaustion in the boat and the last survivor from "Cortes" later died in a hospital, only nine crew members from "Lapwing" and nine survivors from "Petrel" survived.
After the corvette returned to the convoy, her report of a disabled ship behind the convoy started a salvage operation and the rescue tug HMS "Zwarte Zee" was sent out with HMS "Leith" (LtCdr E. C. Hulton, RN) as escort with a Catalina aircraft searching the area. The sloop did find one final survivor from "Lapwing" at the sinking position, but nothing else so the search was broken off in the evening on 2 October. |
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