BORN LIVERPOOL 1867. SON OF JOHN FOSTER & ANNIE ELIZABETH.HIS WIFE ELIZA (SAWYER) LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS WITH THEIR DAUGHTER CARRIE. HIS SON WILLIAM CHEETHAM WAS LOST AT SEA ON 31/10/1916. ALFRED CHEETHAM SERVED IN FOUR POLAR EXPEDITIONS, TWICE WITH SCOTT AND TWICE WITH SHACKLETON. HE HAD SAILED IN BOTH THE ‘MORNING TERRA NOVA.’ AND ‘ENDURANCE’. HE WORE THE POLAR MEDAL 1914-16, PLUS OTHER DECORATIONS AND HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE CLASP. ALFRED LOST HIS LIFE WHEN HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED BY AN ENEMY SUBMARINE, ON 22/08/1918, AGED 51. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE YORKSHIRE POST ON 2ND SEPTEMBER 1918.. *
SS Prunelle, built by Bergsunds Mek. Verks., Stockholm in 1874 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller (H. W. & C. M. Ezard), London, was a British steamer of 579 tons.On August 22nd, 1918, Prunelle, on a voyage from London to Dundee with a cargo of jute, was sunk by the German submarine UB-112 (Wilhelm Rhein), 2 miles southeast of Blyth. 12 persons were lost.
1. BISHOP, JOHN ARTHUR (34), Able Seaman, SS Prunelle,
2. BLISS, JAMES (19), Fireman, SS Prunelle, Son of Jenny Wright (formerly Bliss, nee Wiles), of 7, Robert’s Terrace, Marmaduke St., Hull, and the late James Bliss
3. CARTWRIGHT, JOHN (38), Able Seaman,Son of the late Henry and Sarah Ann Cartwright (n e Teece). Born at Shipley, Yorks, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. CHEETHAM, ALFRED BUCHANAN (51), Second Officer, Son of the late John F. and Annie Elizabeth Cheetham; husband of Eliza Cheetham (nee Sawyer), of 40, Bean St., Hull.
5. DAVIS, WILLIAM WOOD (23), Chief Engineer, Son of Ada Jane Scott (formerly Davis), of 78, Wellsted St., Hull, and the late Joseph Davis. Born at Goole.
6. DIX, ARTHUR HENRY (45), Fireman, SS Prunelle, Mercantile Marine, †22/08/1918, Son of the late George William and Annie Frances Dix. Born at Liverpool.
7. HALLS (29), Leading Seaman (no. Bristol Z/3946), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, †22/08/1918, Husband of Amy Halls, of 30, Eagle St., Leamington Spa,
8. HAMPSON, HENRY (39), Able Seaman (no. Wales/Z/1120), Husband of Margaret Hampson, of 14, Wellington Place, Llanrwst, Denbighshire. Native of Manchester.
9. HOWARD, JAMES (41), First Officer, SS Prunelle, Mercantile Marine, †22/08/1918, Son of Sarah Ann Howard and the late John Howard; husband of Mary Jane Howard (nee Jackson), of 4, Glass St., Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
10. JACKSON, GEORGE EDWARD (33), Second Engineer, Son of the late W. and H. Jackson; husband of Polly Jackson (nee Garnet), of 61, Fourth Avenue, Goole. Born Goole.
11. LEE, CHARLES (17), Assistant Steward, SS Prunelle, Son of Isaac and Lydia Elizabeth Lee, of 10, Victoria Terrace, Belton St., Holderness Rd., Hull,
12. STORM, THOMAS (51), Master, Son of Rueben and Mary Storm, of Sandsend, Whitby, Yorkshire; husband of Hannah Margaret Storm, of 65, Alwinton Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
