Born Hull 05/12/1877. Served in the Royal Naval Reserve. Lost at sea, on 02/02/1917, aged 40. This was his Probate address. He left a substantial £2,456 in his will, to John Brooke Leak, the architect and Surveyor.
On 02/02/1917 the HMT COTSMUIR (FY1537) disappeared on passage from River Tyne to River Humber. All 13 crew were lost. On was service, the ship never fished commercially.The following Hull men were lost in the crew of 13.
GIBBS, GEORGE WHITFIELD (34), Engineman (no. 3708TS), HMT Cotsmuir, Royal Naval Reserve, †02/02/1917, Son of J. C. Gibbs; husband of Mary Elizabeth Gibbs, of 5, Rose Terrace, Constable St., Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
HUNTER (32), Second Hand (no. 297/DA), HMT Cotsmuir, Royal Naval Reserve, †02/02/1917, Son of Mrs. Isabel Dugdall, of 46, Mason St., Hull, Memorial: Ulrome (St. Andrew) Churchyard
KIRKPATRICK, THOMAS WILLIAM , Trimmer Cook (no. 714TC), HMT Cotsmuir, Royal Naval Reserve, †02/02/1917, Native of Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
STOCKTON, WILLIAM (26), Engineman (no. 3984ES), HMT Cotsmuir, Royal Naval Reserve, †02/02/1917, Son of Mary Stockton, of 35, Tyne St., Hessle Rd., Hull, and the late William Stockton, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial.
Kirkpatrick, Thomas William
First name:
THOMAS WILLIAM
Military Number:
714
Rank:
Cook
Date Died
02/02/1917
Place died:
Sea
Age:
40
