Tower Hill WW1 Memorial:|Lost on vessels Excellence Pleske to Farnham

Vessels Lost in WW1: Excellence Pleske to Farnham

Excellence Pleske, Exchange, Exford, Expedient, F. Stobart
Fabian, Falaba, Fallodon, Fanny, Farnham

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].

Excellence Pleske

Excellence Pleske was a 2,152 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1884 by W. Gray & Co. for M.Rickinson & Sons as Abeona. From 1905 she was owned by Dansk Russische and at the time of her loss was in the hands of the UK Shipping Controller and managed by Lamber Bros. Ltd. She was sunk on 31 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-57 approximately 2.5 nautical miles South-South-East of Dungeness. She was en route from Bilbao to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Grave Ref.	Additional Information
Bezzina	Cal	23	31/03/1918	Mess Room Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Alexandria.
Doyle	Terrence Patrick	26	31/03/1918	Third Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late Thomas And Mary Doyle; Husband Of Miriam Lenora Beatrice Doyle (Nee Vincent), Of 23, Cyfarthfa St., Cardiff. Born At Cork.
Fowler	George Frederick	26	31/03/1918	Cook	Whitchurch (St. Mary) Churchyard, Glamorganshire	A2. 12. 15.	Husband Of Florence L. Fowler, Of 148, Mynachdy Rd., Cardiff.
Glover	William Howard	21	31/03/1918	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of William And Mary Glover (Nee Hannigan), Of 5, Stanhope St., Glasgow. Born At West Derby.
Graham	William John	58	31/03/1918	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late Charles And Isabella Graham; Husband Of Martha Graham (Nee O Neill), Of 1, Ludlow St., Belfast. Born At Belfast.
Kivlikhan	Jas	46	31/03/1918	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Pat And Nancy Kivlikhan; Husband Of Maggie Kivlikhan (Nee Mccabe), Of 11, Well St., Partick, Glasgow Born At Sligo.
Lourie	Gordon Mckenzie	21	31/03/1918	Third Mate	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of George Arthur And Barbara Lourie (Nee Mckenzie), Of 93, Claude Rd., Cardiff. Born At Cardiff.
Mackenzie	Matthew	43	31/03/1918	First Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Mrs. Mackenzie, Of 30, Rosebery Avenue, South Shields. Born At London.
Maley	William	41	31/03/1918	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late William And Mary Maley. Born At Glasgow.
Murphy	George Bernard Denis	17	31/03/1918	Sailor	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Henry Joseph And Ellen Murphy (Nee Winter), Of 10, Moira St., Adamsdown, Cardiff. Born At Swansea.
Pine	Domingo	35	31/03/1918	Sailor	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At St. Vincent, Cape Verde.
Scott	William	45	31/03/1918	Sailor	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late Thomas And Anne Scott; Husband Of The Late Agnes Scott. Born At Sunderland.
Selway	Hubert James	22	31/03/1918	Second Mate	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of William David And Laura Kate Selway (Formerly Pearce), Of Pendene, Pill, Bristol. Born At Pill, St. George, Bristol.
Thomas	Evan Lewis	32	31/03/1918	First Mate	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Thomas Thomas, And The Late Ann Thomas; Husband Of Helen Harriett Thomas (Nee Phillips), Of 1, Bute Esplanade, Cardiff. Born At New Quay, Cardiganshire.
Walroos	John Edward	67	31/03/1918	Carpenter	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late John Walroos; Husband Of Esther Annie Walroos (Nee Saunders), Of 19, Tudor Rd., Cardiff. Born At Stockholm.

Exchange

Exchange was a 295 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1884 by W. Thomas & Sons for W. Thomas Jr. of Amlwch. She was captured by German submarine UB-39 approximately 30 nautical miles North-West of Cayeaux and sunk by gunfire.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Bennett	Samuel Neil	20	23/03/1917	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Arthur And Barbara Bennett (Nee Morrison), Of 16, Lord St., Runcorn, Cheshire.
Denyer	Charles	50	23/03/1917	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of George And Anne Eliza Denyer; Husband Of Fanny Denyer (Nee Mccomb), Of New Row West, Coleraine, Londonderry. Born At Littlehampton.
Edwards	Charles Boden	37	23/03/1917	Master	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late Capt. Robert Edwards, And Sarah Ann Edwards.
Haddock	Arthur	22	23/03/1917	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Walter And Catherine Haddock (Nee Parks), Of 35, South Bank Terrace, Runcorn, Cheshire.
Jones	Alfred	24	23/03/1917	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of William And Elizabeth Mary Jones, Of 5, Soap Factory Lane, Lewes, Sussex.
Jones	Joseph Morlais Reginald	26	23/03/1917	Mate	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of William Francis And Sarah Ann Jones, Of Brig-Y-Don, Greenfield, Holywell, Flintshire. Born At Greenfield, Holywell.
Weeks	Thomas Shadrick	36	23/03/1917	Second Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Mary Weeks, And The Late Thomas Weeks; Husband Of Sarah Weeks (Nee Williams), Of 3, Bank Quay, Carnarvon. Born At Bristol.
Wilkinson	James	34	23/03/1917	First Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of William Henry Wilkinson, Of 8, Wallace St., Castle Northwich, And The Late Mary Ellen Wilkinson.

Exford

Exford was a 4,503 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Bartram & Sons for Tatem Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by W.J.Tatem. She was sunk on 14 July 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-48 at position 46° 48' N, 08° 50' W - approximately 180 nautical miles West by South of Ushant. She was en route from New York to Cherbourg with a cargo of steel and oats.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Daly	David	47	14/07/1917	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late Daniel And Teresa Daly. Born At Queenstown.
Davies	Thomas Griffith	30	14/07/1917	Second Mate	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Jane Davies (Nee Jones), Of Vron Cottage, Nevin, Carnarvonshire, And The Late Robert Davies. Born At Nevin.
Fagan	Hugh	23	14/07/1917	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Catherine Fagan And The Late Patrick Fagan; Husband Of Catherine Fagan (Nee Fields), Of 152, Arlington St., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Gustavino	Joseph	19	14/07/1917	Assistant Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of John And Xienta Gustavino, Of Damro Building, Willis Rd., Gibraltar.
Harris	George William Gibson	43	14/07/1917	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	(Served As Gibson). Husband Of Mary Ann Gibson Harris, Of 393, Cowbridge Rd., Cardiff. Born At Oxford.
Liban	Robbi	20	14/07/1917	Donkeyman	Tower Hill Memorial	Born At Berbera.

Expedient

Expedient was a 145 GRT steam trawler completed in 1893 by Mackie & Thomson for Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co. Ltd. and registered at Hull as H219. She was captured on 28 March 1917 by German submarine UC-75 and scuttled in the North Sea.

There were no survivors

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Adams	John	19	27/03/1917	Cook	Tower Hill Memorial	Born In London.
Askey	Henry William	55	27/03/1917	Second Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late Henry William And Elizabeth Askey; Husband Of Fanny Askey (Nee Warren), Of 158, Somerset St., Hull. Born In London.
Bee	George Benjamin	29	27/03/1917	Second Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Ellen And The Late Samuel Henry Bee; Husband Of Amy Bee (Nee Bilbrough), Of 6, Thoresby Avenue, Flinton St., Hull. Born At Hull.
Ellis	B		27/03/1917	Skipper	Tower Hill Memorial
Henderson	George Albert	31	27/03/1917	Third Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Alexander And Annie Henderson; Husband Of Minnie Henderson (Nee Mould), Of 89, Westbourne St., Hull. Born At Hull.
Hill	Daniel	21	27/03/1917	Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Benjamin And Phoebe Ann Hill, Of 6, Salford Avenue, Manchester St., Hull. Born At Hull.
Jackson	J	50	27/03/1917	Fourth Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Born At Grimsby.
Townend	Charles William	50	27/03/1917	Boatswain	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late Stephen And Elizabeth Townend; Husband Of Thirza Mahala Townend, Of 17, Westbourne St., Hull. Born At Peterborough.
Watson	John Henry	57	27/03/1917	First Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Mary Ann Watson And The Late: John Henry Watson; Husband Of Elizabeth Watson (Nee Rea), Of 38, Witty St., Hull. Born At Hull.

F. Stobart

F. Stobart was a 801 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1895 by Short Bros. for T.G.HuttonShe sank on 11 August 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-1 at position 52° 10' N, 01° 43' E - approximately 0.5 nautical miles North of the Aldeburgh Napes Buoy. She was en route from Goole to Jersey with a cargo of coal.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Green	George	62	11/08/1916	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late George And Margaret Green; Husband Of The Late Mary Jane Green (Nee Myers). Born At Urquhart, Elgin.
Hill	A	38	11/08/1916	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Ada Harriett Whitehead (Formerly Hill), Of 17, Mariner St., Goole. Born At Newhaven.
Middleton	A	26	11/08/1916	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Mrs. Middleton, Of 36, Third Avenue, Pasture Rd., Goole. Born At Goole.
Newman	Edwin Louis	44	11/08/1916	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of The Late Mrs. Eleanor Maria Newman, Of Woodbine Cottage, Bembridge. Born At Bembridge, Isle Of Wight.

Fabian

Fabian was a 2,248 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1881 by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. for Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd. At the time of her loss she was owned by Ellerman Lines Ltd. and managed by Graham Smith. She was subject to two separate attacks as below:

On 26 October 1916 she was damaged by gunfire from German submarine U-20 at position 50° 56' N, 06° 25' W - in St.George Channel. She was en route from Almeria to Manchester with general cargo. One seaman lost his life.
On 20 September 1917 she was sunk by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-50 at position 35° 45' N, 06° 40' W - approximately 30 nautical miles West by North of Cape Spartel. She was en route from Almeria to Liverpool with general cargo. Three seamen lost their lives.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Crebbin	John	56	26/10/1916	Third Officer	Tower Hill Memorial	Born In Isle Of Man.
Foy	Stephen	51	20/09/1917	Greaser and Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of John And Mary Foy; Husband Of Eveline Foy (Nee Moody), Of 18, Fitzroy St., Liverpool. Born At Woodchurch, Cheshire.
Hanlon	Andrew	25	20/09/1917	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial	(Served As Morgan). Son Of Martin And Elizabeth Hanlon (Nee Moffat), Of 79, Bangor St., Bootle, Lancs.
Powell	Joseph Edward	16	20/09/1917	Assistant Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Joseph William And Ann Vaughan Powell (Nee Scott), Of 22, Anthony St., Everton, Liverpool.

Falaba

Falaba was a 4,806 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1906 by A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd. for Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd. and from 1910 owned by Elder Line Ltd. managed by Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd.. She was sunk on 28 March 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-28 approximately 38 nautical miles West of The Smalls, St. George Channel. She was en route from Liverpool to the West coast of Africa with passengers and a general cargo.

According to Charles Hocking [35]:

... She carried 151 passengers and 96 crew, together with cargo valued at £50,000. At 11:40 on the morning of 28th when 38 miles W of The Smalls lighthouse she sighted a submarine flying the White Ensign but as she came closer this was hauled down and the German naval ensign substituted. The submarine, which was U-28, 870 tons,Cdr. Baron von Forstner, who had sunk the Yeoward liner Aguila on the previous day immediately signalled "Stop and abandon ship". To this signal Falaba paid no attention but increased to full speed. A second signal then came from the submarine, "Stop or I will fire into you". As the U-28 could do 16 knots on the surface, Capt. Davis decided that he had no alternative but to obey as he could not outpace the submarine. He therefore stopped his ship and swung out five of his boats but had not time to do more before the U-28 fired a torpedo at a range of 150 yards. She remained afloat for bareley ten minutes after the explosion. The steam-drifter Eileen Emma, Skipper George Wright, picked up 40 persons, six of whom, including Capt. Davis, died shortly afterwards. The drifter Wenlock, skipper Denis Randleson, rescued another 8 of whom 2 died. Altogether 104 persons perished.

The CWGC database holds records for both a Mr. H. Magnussen and a Mr. H. Magnusson as you can see in the table below. It seems likely that this is the same person and that his body was found and buried and should not have been recorded on the Tower Hill memorial.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Grave Ref.	Additional Information
Acquah	George	20	28/03/1915	Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Sierra Leone.
Alimuddin			28/03/1917	Trimmer	Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai
Bhai Ismail			28/03/1917	Fireman	Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai
Boardman	H	15	28/03/1915	Assistant Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Bolton	William	30	28/03/1915	Assistant Bed Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Cameron	D	52	28/03/1915	Greaser and Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Glasgow.
Clare	E	21	28/03/1915	Clerk	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Birkenhead.
Coffee	Gilbert		28/03/1917	Trimmer	Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai
Corkhill	Robert Ernest	20	28/03/1915	Clerk 3rd Class	St. Ives (Barnoon) Cemetery	Old J. 7B. (Con.).	Son Of William Corkhill, Of, 6 Woodland Road, Seaforth, Lancs, And The Late Emily Corkhill.
Corry	W	54	28/03/1915	Able Seaman and Quartermaster	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Dublin.
Cromby	Peter	54	28/03/1915	Greaser and Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Daly	S.V.	52	28/03/1915	Surgeon	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Cork.
Davis	Frederick John		28/03/1915	Master	Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery	XII. C.E. 1542.
Eastaway	C.H.	32	28/03/1915	Purser	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Ellison	Frank	23	28/03/1915	Saloon Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Evans	Thomas	38	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Fitzgerald	Joseph	23	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of John And Mary Annie Fitzgerald, Of 10, Dover St., Leicester. Born At Sheffield.
Fitzgerald	W	36	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Birkenhead.
Freeman	J	20	28/03/1915	Scullion	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Kingston, Jamaica.
Gearle	S	36	28/03/1915	Stewardess	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In London.
Gough	A	30	28/03/1915	Ship s Cook	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In Salop.
Hampson	J	45	28/03/1915	Printer	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Mrs. Hampson, Of 10, Hallam St., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Hankins	Andrew Clifford	25	28/03/1915	Second Mate	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Wallace Samuel And Emma Julia Hankins, Of Sunny Lodge, Newent, Glos.
Harding	Alex	20	28/03/1915	Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Sierra Leone.
Henney	James	32	28/03/1915	Chief Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Sarah Ellen Henney (Nee Wilson), Of 16, Brereton Avenue, Wavertree, Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Holdsworth	A	33	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Mrs. Holdsworth, Of 82, Keedham Rd., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Hughes	William Osborne	31	28/03/1915	Clerk	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Hannah Alice Hughes (Nee Roberts), Of 71, West Parade, Rhyl, North Wales. Born At Conway.
Johnson	Edward	18	28/03/1915	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial
Jones	Richard Hamilton	20	28/03/1915	Assistant Purser	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Wm. Alexander Higginson Jones, Of 92, Moses St., Park Rd., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Kirkham	H	20	28/03/1915	Assistant Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Mrs. Kirkham, Of 31, Castor St., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Kirwin	William James	56	28/03/1915	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late Edward And Helen Kirwin; Husband Of Florence May Kirwin (Nee Haygarth), Of 50, Hughes St., Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Lancaster	William Rawlins	36	28/03/1915	Ship's Cook and Baker	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Mrs. Lancaster. Born At Stockton. Actually buried at Perranzabuloe (St. Piran) Churchyard.
Lesaint	E	22	28/03/1915	Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In Trinidad.
Magnussen	H	26	28/03/1915	Able Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In Norway.
Magnusson	H		28/03/1915	Able Seaman	Gwithian (St. Gothian) Churchyard
McCombe	Frederick Harold Patching	21	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Helena Mccombe, Of 50, Northbrook St., Princes Avenue, Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Myers	John	21	28/03/1915	Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In Nigeria.
Pickup	Charles	23	28/03/1915	6th Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Benjamin And Fanny Pickup, Of 74A, Hayward St., Accrington. Born At Accrington.
Reffell	C.F.	22	28/03/1915	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born In Sierra Leone.
Roskell	M.G,	27	28/03/1915	Second Cook	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Liverpool.
Roust	R.J.		28/03/1915	2nd Steward	Hartford (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard	561
Ryan	James	38	28/03/1915	Pantry Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of The Late John And Annastia Ryan; Husband Of Elizabeth Ryan (Nee Barnes), Of 69, Sutcliffe St., Liverpool. Born At Waterford.
Sullivan	Charles	40	28/03/1915	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Manchester.
Tearle	Louisa	37	28/03/1915	Stewardess	Newquay New Cemetery	C. 272.
Tucker	Joe	25	28/03/1915	Fireman	Tower Hill Memorial		Born At Sierra Leone.
Whitwell	George	20	28/03/1915	Ordinary Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Thomas And The Late Elizabeth Whitwell. Born At Liverpool.
Williams	John Clark	33	28/03/1915	Barkeeper	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Ada Florence Williams (Nee Grosett), Of 8, Dulverton Rd., Aigburth, Liverpool. Born At Liverpool.
Wright	Harold Halsall	34	28/03/1915	Assistant Bed Steward	Tower Hill Memorial		Husband Of Elizabeth Wright (Nee Garner), Of 43, Dicconson St., Ormskirk. Born At Ormskirk.
Wyse	Joseph William		28/03/1915	Assistant Steward	St. Ives (Barnoon) Cemetery	New C. 2F.	Son Of Bridget Wyse, Of Main St., Finglas, Co. Dublin, And The Late John Wyse.

Fallodon

Fallodon was a 3,012 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1903 by Bartram & Sons for London & Northern Steamship Co. Ltd. From 1917 she was owned by St.Just Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons. She was sunk on 28 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-71 at position 50° 26' N, 01° 06' W - approximately 12 nautical miles South-South-East of St. Catherine;s Point. She was en route from Havre to the Clyde in ballast. The ship had survived an earlier torpedo attack by U-61 on 16 June 1917. On that occasion she had been damaged but was beached and later refloated. There were no casualties.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	Honours/ Awards	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Grave Ref.	Additional Information
O Neill	John	35		28/12/1917	Second Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial		Son Of Daniel And Annie O Neill; Husband Of Elizabeth O Neill, Of 17, Hedley St., Hebburn-On-Tyne. Born At Sunderland.

Fanny

Fanny was a 235 GRT steam trawler completed in 1906 by John Duthie, Sons & Co. for Walter Henry Dickenson and others of Fleetwood where she was registered as FD89. She sailed from Fleetwood for the West of Scotland fishing grounds on 25 January 1917 and was last seen on 1 February 1917. She was posted as missing on 7 February and is believed to have been sunk by a U-boat though this is unconfirmed.

There were no survivors

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Deberg	Alfred	36	01/02/1917	Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial	Born At Liverpool.
Hughes	George	29	01/02/1917	Deck Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Elizabeth Hughes, Of 87, Victoria St., Fleetwood. Born At Fleetwood.
Iddon	John Dennison	29	01/02/1917	Deck Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Thomas Iddon, Of 3, Windsor Place, Fleetwood.
Leadbetter	Joseph	29	01/02/1917	Mate	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Sarah Leadbetter, Of 98, Preston St., Fleetwood. Born At Kirkham.
Leadbetter	Thomas	17	01/02/1917	Deck Hand	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of John Thomas And Sarah Arm Leadbetter, Of 9, Queen S Terrace, Fleetwood.
Morley	Thomas	52	01/02/1917	Chief Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Louise Maud Morley, Of 34, Goulton St., Hull. Born At Hull.
Nicholson	Hugh	40	01/02/1917	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Edward Nicholson, Of 11, Byron St., Fleetwood. Born At Belfast.
Nicholson	Thomas	34	01/02/1917	Boatswain	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Margaret Nicholson, Of 11, Cross St., Fleetwood. Born At Fleetwood.
Nolan	Denis		01/02/1917	Skipper	Tower Hill Memorial
Wessels	Frederick Hugh Gault	23	01/02/1917	Second Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Herman Wessels, Of 35, Walmsley St., Fleetwood.

Farnham

Farnham was a 3,102 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1898 by R. Thompson & Sons for Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by V.T.Thompson & Co. She was sunk on 19 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-57 at position 51° 23' N, 09° 16' W - approximately 90 nautical miles North-West of Fastnet. She was en route from Bizerta to Glasgow with a cargo of iron ore.

Casualties

Surname	Forename	Age	D.O.D	Rank	Cemetery/ Memorial	Additional Information
Campbell	John	22	19/05/1917	Sailor	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of John And Ann Campbell (Nee Macritchie), Of 27, New St., Lionel, Ness, Stornoway.
Day	W	34	19/05/1917	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial	Born At Manchester.
Drew	Albert.	23	19/05/1917	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Richard Drew, Of 28, King St., Garston, Lancs.
Dunn	Alfred Andrew	26	19/05/1917	Second Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Charlotte Jefferson (Formerly Dunn), Of 16, Valley Mount, Harrogate, And The Late Coulson Dunn. Born At Sunderland.
Ferguson	William	39	19/05/1917	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Isabella Ferguson (Nee Turnbull), Of 44, Caledonian Rd., Wishaw, Lanarkshire, And The Late Robert Ferguson. Born At Leith.
Green	Peter	25	19/05/1917	Third Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of George Green And The Late Mary Simpson Green, Of 7, St. John S Place, Felling, Gateshead.
Kemp	Albert Edward	15	19/05/1917	Apprentice	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Albert Kemp, Of 85, Somerset St., Hull, And The Late Florence Blanche Kemp (Nee Usher).
Kieran	Joseph	31	19/05/1917	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Catherine Kieran, Of 5, Mary St. North, Dundalk, And The Late James Kieran.
Lucas	John Edward	19	19/05/1917	Steward	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of John And Elizabeth Lucas (Nee Sullivan), Of 41, Christina St., Cardiff.
Martinsen	Joharmes Kristian	26	19/05/1917	Ship s Cook	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Martin And Marie Martinsen, Of Norway. Born In Norway.
Murray	T	45	19/05/1917	Fireman and Trimmer	Tower Hill Memorial
Newton	Thomas Purdy	57	19/05/1917	First Engineer	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Lillie Newton, Of 11, Sydenham Terrace, Sunderland. Born At Sunderland.
Richards	James Thomas	50	19/05/1917	Chief Boatswain	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of William Lovett Sperling Richards, And The Late Mrs. Richards; Husband Of Mary Elizabeth Richards (Nee Cavell), Of 8, Monkton Place, Ramsgate, Kent. Born At Swalecliffe, Whitstable.
Sherlock	John	36	19/05/1917	Donkeyman	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Rosanna Sherlock (Nee Flaherty), Of 36, Dale View, Garston, Liverpool. Born At Dublin.
Taylor	E	18	19/05/1917	Ordinary Seaman	Tower Hill Memorial	Born In London.
Westerby	Charles Stoddart	47	19/05/1917	Master	Tower Hill Memorial	Husband Of Ann Ingham Westerby, Of 4, Ettrick Grove, Sunderland.
White	George H.		19/05/1917	Apprentice	Tower Hill Memorial	Son Of Mr. And Mrs. White, Of 99, Johnston St., Workington, Cumberland. Born At Warwick.