Hardy, Joseph Edward

BORN HULL 1888. SON OF HENRY HARDY (1846-1931) & MARY ANN PROUDLEY (1848-1933), OF 3 WOODHOUSE STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL (NAVAL ADDRESS). HIS ELDER BROTHER, JAMES HARDY WAS ALSO LOST ON THE SAME SHIP, ‘TORO’, ON 12/04/1917. HIS WIFE ADA FLORENCE NORMAN (1884-1915) LIVED AT 87 ARUNDEL STREET, HULL AND DIED IN 1915.
SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 3066 tons.
On April 12th, 1917, Toro, on a voyage from Alexandria to Hull with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-55 (Wilhelm Werner), 200 miles WNW of Ushant (Ouessant). 14 persons were lost.
1. ANDERSSON, CHARLES (37), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Olaus Andersson, of Karlskrona, Sweden, Tower Hill Memorial
2. BATEMAN, LEONARD ADDEY (15), Assistant Steward, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/03/1917, Son of Alice Bateman, of 42, Raywell St., Hull, and the late Sam Walmsley Bateman, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. CROCKETT, JOHN MOLYNEUX (25), Third Engineer, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine,  12/04/1917, Son of John Molyneux Crockett and Louisa Crockett; husband of Elsie May Crockett (nee Addey), of 42, Queensgate St., Hull. Born at Hull, Tower Hill Memorial
4. HARDY, JAMES WHITE (46), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine,  12/04/1917, Son of Henry and Mary Ann Hardy; husband of Harriett Hardy (nee Barlow), of 16, Susannah Terrace, Lee Smith St., Hull. Born at Bridlington, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. HARDY, JOSEPH EDWARD (29), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, 12/04/1917, Son of Henry and Mary Ann Hardy, of 3, Woodhouse St., Hedon Rd., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
6. HARWOOD, SAMUEL WILLIAM (45), Chief Engineer, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, 12/04/1917, Husband of Ada Cecilia Harwood, of 7, Airlie St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
7. LLOYD (46), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine,  12/04/1917, Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
8. MOORHOUSE, ELIJAH (15), Cadet, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Mr. Moorhouse, of Langlands, Parkgate, Rotherham. Born at Rotherham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
9. OLSSON, ERIK HJALMAR (34), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, 12/04/1917, Son of Klara Olsson, of Lansmansgarden, Malmkoping, Sweden. Born in Sweden, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
10. OXENDALE, ALFRED (24), Assistant Cook, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of William Francis and Charlotte Ann Oxendale, of 5, Green Crescent, Green Lane, Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
11. SHARPE, WILLIAM HENRY (37), Steward, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of the late William Henry and Helen Sharpe; husband of Caroline Ausinder Sharpe (nee Salkeld), of 13, Pitt St., Albert Avenue, Hull. Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
12. SLADE, ARTHUR ERNEST (25), Sailor, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of William James Slade, of 24, Foundry Bridge Buildings, Norwich, Norfolk, and the late Mary Elizabeth Slade. Born at Smallburgh, Norfolk, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial