This page includes basic information about the ships and how they were lost, a photo of the relevant panel(s) of the Tower Hill Memorial and information about those that lost their lives extracted from the CWGC database. In the table I have included information about those who served on the ships but who had a normal burial as this seems appropriate to me. In some cases further family information about the individuals may be available on the CWGC website [7].
Carlo
Carlo was a 1,987 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by Clyde Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. for T.Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd. From 1917 she was owned by Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. She was sunk on 13 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-95 approximately 7 nautical miles South-West by South of the Coningbeg light vessel. She was en route frolm Carthagena to Liverpool with general cargo.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes | Arthur Charles | 19 | 13/11/1917 | Assistant Cook | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Eleanor Devonport Hughes, Of 15, Jasmine St., Liverpool. | ||
| Radford | Henry | 21 | 13/11/1917 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Henry And Charlotte Radford, Of 11, Gladstone Terrace, Courtney St., Hull. Born At Sheffield. |
Carmelite
Carmelite was a 2,605 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1892 by J. Blumer & Co. for Persian Gulf Steamship Co. as Shat El Arab. From 1899 she was owned by R.B.Avery and had been renamed to Carmelite. She was sunk on 2 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-105 at position 54° 00' N, 04° 52' W - approximately 10 nautical miles South-West by West of the Calf of Man. She was en route from Bilbao to Cardiff with a cargo of iron ore.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcrae | Neil | 17 | 02/03/1918 | Second Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Janet Mcrae (Nee Murdoch), Of 22, Clifford St., Ibrox, Glasgow. Born At Greenock. | ||
| Turner | John | 27 | 02/03/1918 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Born At Sierre Leone. |
Carpathia
Carpathia was a 13,564 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1903 by Swan, Hunter Ltd. for Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 17 July 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-55 at position 50° 25' N, 10° 49' W - approximately 170 nautical miles West by North of Bishop Rock. She was en route from Liverpool to Boston in ballast. Years before, Carparthia had rendered great service in picking up survivors from Titanic.
According to Charles Hocking [35]:
Two torpedoes were fired, the first striking the liner just forward of the engine-room and the second exploding in the engine-room itself. Five men of the engine-room staff were killed by the explosion. The survivors numbered 215 of whom 57 were passengers. The shp sank at 9:15 AM.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | Edward | 18 | 17/07/1918 | Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Isabella Hamilton, Of 19, Westminster Rd., Kirkdale, Liverpool. | ||
| Hughes | Charles | 32 | 17/07/1918 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Alice Hughes, And The Late Henry Hughes; Husband Of Susan Hughes (Nee Dickinson), Of 30, Florence Rd., Walton, Liverpool. Born At Liverpool. | ||
| Murphy | James | 36 | 17/07/1918 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Susan Murphy, Of 37, Great Mersey St., Liverpool, And The Late James Murphy. Born At Carrick Raldeen, Co. Armagh. | ||
| O Neill | Francis | 22 | 17/07/1918 | Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Annie Fitzgerald (Formerly O Neill), Of 65, Athol St., Liverpool. | ||
| Peters | Reginald Alfred | 25 | 17/07/1918 | Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late John And Theresa Mary Peters. Born At Wallasey, Cheshire. |
Carrington
Carrington was a steam trawler registered at Boston as BN51 but I have been unable to find further information about her. She went missing in March 1916.
There were no survivors
I am grateful to Charles Anderson for finding this contemporary clipping from an unknown newspaper:
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anslow | Edward | 28 | 14/03/1916 | First Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Mrs. J. Anslow, Of 4, Dock Terrace, Skirbeck, Boston. Born At Sutton. | ||
| Brunning | Walter | 14/03/1916 | Skipper | Tower Hill Memorial | ||||
| Greenacre | Job | 59 | 14/03/1916 | Third Hand | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Greenacre, Of 5 Mount Bridge Terrace, Drainbank, Skirbeck, Boston. Born At Hornsby. | ||
| Ladds | Frederick | 54 | 14/03/1916 | Deck Hand | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Ladds, Of 12 Alfred St., Skirbeck Rd., Boston. Born At Boston. His Son Leonard Also Fell. | ||
| Page | Walter | 55 | 14/03/1916 | Second Hand | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Emma Page (Nee Catton), Of 13, Daisy Dale, Skirbeck, Boston. Born At Holbrook, Suffolk. | ||
| Pick | Thomas | 43 | 14/03/1916 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Charles And Emma Pick, Of 8, Castle St., Boston. Born At Kirton, Lincs. | ||
| Smith | Charles Christopher | 18 | 14/03/1916 | Apprentice | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Annie Smith, Of 1, Trafalgar Villas, Waite St., Camberwell, London, And The Late Charles Henry Smith. | ||
| Tyler | Walter | 37 | 14/03/1916 | Steward | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Frank And Elizabeth Tyler. Born At Boston. | ||
| Willows | Sydney George | 31 | 14/03/1916 | Second Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. E. Willows, Of 12, Tuxford Terrace, Skirbeck, Boston. Born At Boston. |
Caspian
Caspian was a 3,603 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1894 by Edwards' Shipbuilding Co. for Nelson Donkin & Co. By the time of her loss she was owned by Mitre Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Houlder, Middleton & Co. She was sunk on 20 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-34 at position 37° 53' N, 00° 22' W - approximately 3.5 nautical miles from Cape Cervera, Alicante. She was en route from Antofagasta to Savona with a cargo of nitrate. The Chief Engineer, Second Officer and ship's gunner were taken prisoner.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Ching | 20/05/1917 | Seaman | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Ah Yung | 20/05/1917 | Sailor | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Ahmad Muhammad | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Ahmad Said | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Ali Taqi | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Chang Ta To | 20/05/1917 | Quartermaster | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Chee Lee | 20/05/1917 | First Cook | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Douse | Arthur | 54 | 20/05/1917 | Master | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Thomas And Ann Douse; Husband Of Kate Augusta Douse, Of 56, Inglis Rd., Addiscombe, Croydon. | ||
| Hasan Muhammad | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| How Yai | 20/05/1917 | Sailor | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Humayun Husain | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Koie | J | 20/05/1917 | Quartermaster | Tower Hill Memorial | ||||
| Lee Yung | 20/05/1917 | Quartermaster | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Ling Yu | 20/05/1917 | Second Cook | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Mehdi Ahmad | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Myers | Charles Patrick | 41 | 20/05/1917 | Chief Steward | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Mr. And Mrs. Henry Myers; Husband Of Charlotte Rebecca Myers (Nee Lindo), Of 156, Ancon, Canal Zone, Republic Of Panama. Born At Jamaica. | ||
| Rohdel | J | 23 | 20/05/1917 | Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Born At Jamaica. | ||
| Sai Sing | 20/05/1917 | Boatswain | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Said Mana | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai | |||||
| Stanped | W | 20/05/1917 | Greaser | Tower Hill Memorial | ||||
| Wong Chong | 20/05/1917 | 2nd Steward | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Wong Ming | 20/05/1917 | Sailor | Hong Kong Memorial | |||||
| Woolley | Samuel | 20/05/1917 | Able Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Mr. Woolley was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and is also commemorated on panel 25 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial. | |||
| Wright | Wilford | 28 | 20/05/1917 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late William And Isabella Wright (Nee Stewart). Born At Kingston, Jamaica. |
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia was a steam fishing trawler registered in Grimsby as GY 805 but I have been unable to discover further details. She was reported missing 6 November 1915.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | Frank Henry | 20 | 06/11/1915 | Third Hand | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Mrs. Baker, Of 32, Grafton St., Grimsby. | ||
| Beecham | Arthur David | 27 | 06/11/1915 | Second Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Beecham, Of 104, Hamilton St., Grimsby. Born At Boston. | ||
| Clarke | Philip George | 42 | 06/11/1915 | First Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Clarke, Of 76, Guildford St., Grimsby. Born At Rye. | ||
| Glenton | Frederick | 53 | 06/11/1915 | Mate | Tower Hill Memorial | Born At Bridlington. | ||
| Goldsmith | Albert Edward | 20 | 06/11/1915 | Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Mrs. Goldsmith, Of 390, Cleethorpes Rd., Grimsby. Born At Grimsby. | ||
| Harwood | Phillip Richard | 36 | 06/11/1915 | Skipper | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of John Henry And Sarah Ann Harwood; Husband Of Emma Greenwood (Formerly Harwood), Of 423, Convamore Rd., Grimsby. | ||
| Johnson | Samuel James | 17 | 06/11/1915 | Apprentice | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Elizabeth Annie Hankins (Formerly Johnson), Of 1, Jakeman S Court, Archdeacon St., Gloucester, And The Late Goodrich Johnson. | ||
| Philips | Percival | 50 | 06/11/1915 | Steward | Tower Hill Memorial | Born In West Indies. | ||
| Thompson | Richard Henry | 38 | 06/11/1915 | Deck Hand | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Thompson, Of 34, Hamilton St., Grimsby. Born At Grimsby. |
Castilian
Castilian was a 1,923 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1890 by W. Gray & Co. Ltd. for Ellerman Lines and managed by F.Swift. She was sunk on 18 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-61 at position 56° 20' N, 10° 45' W - approximately 110 nautical miles North-West by North of Tory Island. She was en route from Liverpool to Genoa with a general cargo.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | George Ernest | 17 | 18/04/1917 | Assistant Cook | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of John Thomas And Elizabeth Cooper (Nee Bissel), Of 44, Spenser St., Bootle, Lancs. | ||
| Cullen | Henry | 29 | 18/04/1917 | Greaser and Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Henry And Catherine Cullen. Born At Liverpool. | ||
| Deroo | Gustave Louis | 39 | 18/04/1917 | Chief Steward | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Reine And Amand Deroo; Husband Of Marie Angeline Deroo (Nee Amat), Of 34, Holford St., Liverpool. Born At Dunkirk. | ||
| Fisher | Niel Mcgregor | 26 | 18/04/1917 | Third Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Neil Smith Fisher And Jane Fisher; Husband Of Margaret Jane Fisher, Of 121, Gloucester Rd., Bootle, Liverpool. Born At Liverpool. | ||
| Heyes | Thomas Green | 42 | 18/04/1917 | Chief Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Sarah Ann Hughes (Formerly Heyes), Of 14, Exeter Rd., Bootle, And The Late John Heyes. Born At Liverpool. | ||
| Hughes | Edgar Arnold | 21 | 18/04/1917 | Sailor | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of David Arthur Hughes, Of School House, Rowen, Tal-Y-Cafn, Denbighshire, And The Late Anne Hughes. Born At Pemnachno. | ||
| Hughes | William Henry | 64 | 18/04/1917 | Able Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Husband Of Mrs. Hughes, Of 48, Irlam Rd., Bootle. | ||
| Sodergren | Alexander Thomas | 34 | 18/04/1917 | Lamps | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Axel Sodergren And The Late Mrs. Sodergren; Husband Of Elizabeth Amelia Sodergren (Nee Griffiths), Of 371, Collyhurst Rd., Manchester. Born At Stockholm. | ||
| Thomas | William | 16 | 18/04/1917 | Mess Room Steward | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Frederick And Agnes Florence Thomas, Of 30, Bedford Place, Bootle, Lancs. Born At Bury, Lancs. | ||
| Wirtan | Erik | 41 | 18/04/1917 | Boatswain | Tower Hill Memorial | Born In Finland. |
Castle Eden
Castle Eden was a 1,949 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Irvine’s SB. & DD. Co. Ltd. for Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 4 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-110 approximately 4 nautical miles South-South-East of the Inistrahull lighthouse. She was en route from Greenock to Lough Swilly with coal and a general cargo.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcleod | Morris | 35 | 04/03/1918 | Fireman and Trimmer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Peter And Elizabeth Mcleod, Of 13, Arklay St., Dundee; Husband Of The Late Agnes Mcleod (Nee Alexander). Born At Dundee. |
Castlebar
Castlebar was a 508 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1895 by Mackie & Thomson for R.B.Ballantyne & Co. as Madge Ballantyne. From 1916 she was owned by W.M.Barkley & Sons and renamed Castlebar. She was was last seen passing Fanad Head on 14 March bound for Limerick.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burman | George Henry | 13/03/1918 | Ordinary Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Mr. Burman was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and is also commemorated on panel 30 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial. | |||
| Cattell | George Henry | 13/03/1918 | Leading Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Mr. Burman was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and is also commemorated on panel 29 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial. | |||
| Crawford | William | 42 | 13/03/1918 | Chief Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of William Crawford; Husband Of Jane Crawford (Nee Hunter), Of Fourscore Acre, Cairn Castle, Larne, Antrim. Born At Carnlough, Co. Antrim. | ||
| Cunningham | Robert | 30 | 13/03/1918 | Mate | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Eliza Cunningham (Nee Brooks), Of 4, Spamount St., Belfast, And The Late James Cunningham. Born At Belfast. | ||
| Erikson | James | 14 | 13/03/1918 | Second Mate | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Frances Erikson (Nee Kearney), Of 18, Hartwell St., Belfast, And The Late John Erikson. Born At Belfast. | ||
| Erikson | John | 34 | 13/03/1918 | Second Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Frances Erikson And The Late John Erikson; Husband Of Margaret Erikson (Nee Harte), Of 30, Spamount St., Belfast. Born At Belfast. | ||
| Mccomish | Daniel | 32 | 13/03/1918 | Able Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Daniel And The Late Catherine Mccomish; Husband Of Elizabeth Mccomish (Nee Kelly), Of 29, Wall St., Belfast. Born At Dundee. | ||
| O Keefe | Michael | 20 | 13/03/1918 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Margaret And The Late Michael O Keefe; Husband Of Catherine O Keefe (Nee O Riordan), Of 17, Thomas Davis Avenue, Blackpool, Cork, Co. Cork. Born At Cork. | ||
| Robinson | William John Reynolds | 23 | 13/03/1918 | Fireman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Thomas And The Late Rose Robinson; Husband Of Sarah Robinson (Nee Mclenaghan), Of 61, Bann St., Belfast. Born At Belfast. | ||
| Ryding | William Henry | 46 | 13/03/1918 | Master | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Henry William And Maria Ryding; Husband Of Mary Elizabeth Ryding, Of 28, Colvil St., Strandtown, Belfast, Ireland. | ||
| Tsantaius | John | 21 | 13/03/1918 | Able Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Maria G. Tsantani, Of The Island Of Paros, Greece. Born In Greece. | ||
| Twyford | Thomas | 32 | 13/03/1918 | Able Seaman | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Mary Anne And The Late Robert Twyford; Husband Of Teresa Twyford (Nee Hillian), Of Carrignohane Villa, Carrignohane, Co. Cork. Born At Kilrush, Co. Clare. |
Cavallo
Cavallo was a 2,086 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by Dunlop, Bremner & Co. for T.Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 1 February 1918 date by torpedo fired by German submarine U-46 at position 50° 36' N, 05° 10' W - approximately 6 nautical miles North-West of Trevose Head. She was en route from Liverpool and Swansea to Odda with a cargo of coal and tinplate.
Casualties
| Surname | Forename | Age | Honours/ Awards |
D.O.D | Rank | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning | William | 50 | 01/02/1918 | Second Engineer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of The Late Robert And Elizabeth Dunning; Husband Of Mary Jane Dunning (Nee Chapman), Of Church St., North Cave, East Yorkshire. Born At Hull. | ||
| Gardam | Robert Arthur Denton | 27 | 01/02/1918 | Second Officer | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of William Denton Gardam And Annie Gardam (Nee Bulman), Of 29, Hawthorn Avenue, Anlaby Rd., Newington, Hull. Born At Hull. | ||
| Thomson | Clifford Hampson | 18 | 01/02/1918 | Apprentice | Tower Hill Memorial | Son Of Janet Thomson, Of Shortwood, Mount Parade, Harrogate, Yorks, And The Late James Thomson. Born At Bradford. |