BORN HULL 01/10/1892. WIFE EDITH ABOVE. LOST AT SEA. NAVAL RECORDS.

The Hull steam trawler EPWORTH (H386) was requisitioned for war service as minesweeper in November of 1914. (Ad.No.379). On 22/05/1917 the HMT EPWORTH (FY379) foundered following a collision in the North Sea with the loss of the skipper and ten crew.

PEOPLE ON BOARD HMT EPWORTH

1. BLOWERS, JOSEPH EDWARD , Trimmer (no. 2860TS), Chatham Naval Memorial

2. BROWN, CHRISTOPHER (26), Deck Hand (no. 3000DA), Husband of Edith Brown, of 1, Slipway, Bridlington, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

3. GREGORY, THOMAS JOHN (35), Trimmer (no. 3ST), Son of Thomas Gregory, of 5, Nelson St., Swansea; husband of Susan Gregory, of 9, New Orchard St., Swansea,

4. GULLIVER, MONTAGUE EDWIN ALLEN (30), Skipper, Husband of Alice Maud Gulliver, of 28, Pyrenees Terrace, Brixham, Devon, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

5. HARDING, CLIFFORD JAMES (23), Signalman (no. Wales Z/776), Son of Eli and Polly Harding, of 20, Blaendore Rd., Pontypool, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

6. HAY, ALFRED , Second Hand (no. 517SA), Chatham Naval Memorial

7. MACDONALD, MURDOCH (45), Seaman (no. 1900C), Son of David and Dolina MacLeod MacDonald, of Polin, Kinlochberry; husband of Sidney C. MacDonald, of Polin, Kinlochberry, Lairg, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

8. MORRISON, ANGUS (40), Deck Hand (no. 11772DA), Son of Donald and Mary Morrison; husband of Marion Morrison, of Polin, Kinlochberry, Lairg,

9. OSBOURNE, JOHN SEPTIMUS (44), Engineman (no. 904ES), Son of the late Francis and Sarah Jane Osbourne, of Hull, Yorks; husband of Ann Maria Osbourne, of 7, Floral Grove, Eton St., Hessle Rd., Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

10. SMITH, ROBERT WATT (33), Engineman (no. 3064ES), Son of Elizabeth Smith, of 20, Regent Quay, Aberdeen, and the late John Smith, Portsmouth Naval Memorial

11. WARD, JOHN WILKIN (28), Deck Hand (no. 13760DA), Son of Henry and Martha Ward, of Barton-on-Humbet, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial.