BORN GRIMSBY 1900. SON OF ELIZA EMMA WRIGHT & THE LATE JOHN MOORE, OF 4 MENTONE AVENUE, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 1 ALEXANDER TERRACE, WYKE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE WILSON LINE CRICKET & ATHLETIC CLUB’S ROLL OF HONOUR.
On the 12/01/1918 the WHORLTON was on passage from Dunkirk to Southampton when she was torpedoed and sunk by the UB-30, in the English Channel, near the Owers Lightvessel, with the loss of all hands. ref. used:A. J. Tennent, British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats 1914-1918 War Carl Racey † 23/10/2009 On 31st Aug 1917 the UB-30 sank the Cory Collier VERNON 982 gt/b1878, 22 miles SE x S from Sprun Point, transporting coal from Seaham Harbour to London. On 3rd Jan 1918 sank the GARTLAND (ex-Trewidden) 2613 gt/b1892, 5 miles ESE from Owers L/v, English Channel, transporting coal from Tyne to Gibralter, 2 lives lost. 5th Jan1918 GLENARM HEAD 3908 gt/b 1897, 5 miles SW by S from Brighton L/v. 12th Jan 1918 s.s. WHORLTON 1469 gt/b 1907, near Owers L/v. 2nd Feb1918 s.s. JAFFA 1383 gt/b1897 (Wilson Line of Hull) 3 miles E by S from Owers L/v, 10 lives lost. 16th March 1918 s.s. LIGHTFOOT 1873 gt/b 1916, 2 miles S from Owers L/v. Sinkings by UB-30 off the Yorkshire coast:- 3th Sept 1917 – s.s. RAGNHILD 26th Sept 1917 – s.s. S. N. A. 3 18th June 1918 – s.s. NORFOLK COAST, all in Bridlington Bay. On 10th August 1918 – s.s. MADAME RENEE in North Bay, Scarborough. On 13th August the UB-30 was depth charged and sunk by the armed trawler JOHN GILLMAN while attacking Whitby Fishing boats. All 26 crew lost. ref. used:Carl Racey †, East Coast Shipwreck Research People on board People on board SS WHORLTON123 1. AHMAD SALEH , Donkeyman, SS Whorlton, Indian Merchant Service, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 2. CAMERON, JOHN (56), Chief Engineer, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Husband of Mrs. Cameron, of 18, Dulverton Avenue, Stanhope Rd., South Shields. Born at Dundee, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 3. CHURCHILL, WALTER FRANCIS HENRY (45), Able Seaman, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of George Francis Churchill, of 70, New Rd., Skewen, Glam., and the late Amelia Elizabeth Churchill. Born in Jersey, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. GORDON, ALEXANDER (48), Master, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of the late William and Anne Gordon, of Alford, Aberdeenshire; husband of Jessie Wallace Gordon, of 620, George St., Aberdeen, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. HAGSTROM (54), Able Seaman and Lamps, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Born in Norway, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. HASAN AHMAD , Fireman, SS Whorlton, Indian Merchant Service, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 7. HORNE, GEORGE ARTHUR (27), Able Seaman, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of Sarah Ann Horne and the late Mr. Horne; husband of Margaret Horne, of 51, Hardwicke St., Barking, Essex. Born at Poplar, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. HUTCHISON, JOHN THOMAS (35), Able Seaman, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. IBRAHIM MUHAMMAD , Fireman, SS Whorlton, Indian Merchant Service, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 10. KORCODOLIS (21), Able Seaman, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Born in Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. KRUSEMAN (24), Able Seaman, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of Andre and Paulina Kruseman, of Sabite, Kurzeme, Latvia. Born in Latvia, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12. MOORE, ALFRED (18), Engineer’s Steward, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of Eliza Emma Gibson (formerly Moore, nee Wright), of 1, Alexander Terrace, Wyke St., Hull, and the late John Moore. Born at Grimsby, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13. MUHAMMAD SALEH , Fireman, SS Whorlton, Indian Merchant Service, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 14. NASIR QASIM , Fireman, SS Whorlton, Indian Merchant Service, †12/01/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 15. OXLEY, ROBERT (63), Second Mate, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Husband of Louisa Oxley, of 97, Burbank St., West Hartlepool. Born at Scarborough, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 16. ROBINSON, JACOB BRUCE (60), Second Engineer, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Born at South Shields, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 17. ROSS, WILLIAM CHESTER (40), Chief Mate, SS Whorlton, Mercantile Marine, †12/01/1918, Son of the late James and Janet Elizabeth Ross. Born at Clapton, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 18. TAIT, JOHN ALEXANDER , Leading Seaman (no. 224L), SS Whorlton, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/01/1918, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137280
