Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1891 | Ceylon | Moss Thomas |
The Ceylon, a 146grt steam trawler registered at Grimsby (GY366), was sunk by a German warship while on the North Sea fishing grounds, on September 6th, 1914. All 9 of the crew were lost including West Hartlepool-born 2nd Engineer Arthur Bakes Bradbury.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Barker, Joseph; Carter, Alfred John; Emson, Fredrick; Gibland, John; Marchant, Edward Arthur; McAndrews, George; Pilcher, Herbert Richard; Simon, Ingwold Joseph.
In this section you will find information, photographs and stories relating to more than 260 Hartlepool seamen who lost their lives during during the First World War, and of the ships they served on.
To find a particular crewman, simply type his Surname in the Search Box at the top of the page.