BORN HULL 1893. MOTHER LIVED AT WALCOTT STREET, HULL AND THEN GRIMSBY. HULL TRAWLERMAN ADDRESS. HIS FATHER FRED AND BROTHER FRED SIDNEY NEWTON SERVED ON MINESWEEPERS. THEY ARE PHOTOGRAPHED TOGETHER IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 20/05/1917.
The Grimsby steam trawler MERCIA (GY1212) left her home port for the North Sea fishing grounds and was not heard of again. On 20/03/1915 posted missing:- Lost all hands. In the previous month sister-ship BERNICIA (GY1215) was also posted missing. Lost all hands.
1. BEALE, CHARLES (48), Cook, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. BROOK, ARTHUR P. (36), Second Engineer, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Husband of Mrs. Brook, of The Bungalow, Tetney, Lincs. Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 3. HARLOW, FRED , Skipper, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. HOWARD (30), Deck Hand, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Born at Runcorn, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. JARRETT, WILLIAM FLETCHER (46), Mate, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Son of the late Frederick and Selina Jarrett; husband of Hannah Maria Jarrett (nee Beaver), of 85, Thorold St., Grimsby. Born at Lewisham, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. NEWTON, JOHN T. (22), Trimmer, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Son of Mrs. Newton, of 72, Stirling St., Grimsby. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. PAUL, TOM (42), Third Hand, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Husband of Mrs. Paul, of 77, Mansel St., Grimsby. Born at Harwich, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. PLATTS, BENJAMIN G. (17), Deck Hand, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Husband of Mrs. Platts, of 50, Blundell Avenue, New Cleethorpes. Born at Grimsby, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. TAYLOR, JOHN THOMAS (50), Chief Engineer, FV Mercia, Mercantile Marine, †20/03/1915, Son of Thomas Taylor, of Netherstown, Lichfield, Staffs., and the late Ann Taylor. Born at York, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
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