BORN GRIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1873. SON OF ISAAC AND SARAH OTTLEY. A TRAWLERMAN. HUSBAND OF SARAH JANE NORTON, AT 7 PROVIDENCE TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL. HIS BROTHER IN LAW LIVED AT 11 ELLIS TERRACE, WASSAND STREET. SERVED IN THE MERCHANT NAVY. LOST ON THE TRAWLER “CELIA”. HE IS RECORDED IN HULL’S LOST TRAWLERMAN RECORDS. DROWNED ON 08/01/1915, AGED 42
On January 8th, 1915, the British trawler CELIA went missing in the North Sea. She was not heard of ever since and was probably sunk by enemy action. 9 crew lost their lives.
CREW LOST ON CELIA (H989), due to enemy action in the North Sea, 8th January, 1915.
HALDENBY, Thomas (43), 7 Claremont-villas, Liverpool st, Hull. Cook
KINGDOM, Thomas (23), 2 Clumber-ave, Flinton st, Hull. Deckhand
LAVERACK, Daniel (18), 9 Florence-ter, Wassand st, Hull. Fireman
LONGTHORNE, Wilfred (27), 8 St. George-ave, Selby st, Hull. Skipper
MITCHELL, Alfred (20), Florence-ave, Westbourne st, Hull. 3rd/Hand
OTTLEY, Thomas (42), 7 Providence-ter, Wassand st, Hull. Bosun
RYLETT, Albert (33), 47 Constable st, Hull. Mate
SOWTER, Hezekiah (26), 7 Salisbury-ave, Selby st, Hull. Chief Engineer
WRIGHT, Thomas (21), 60 Marmaduke st, Hull. 2nd/Engineer
Some of their stories are reported in the Hull Times on 6th February 1915.
Ottley, Thomas
First name:
THOMAS
Regiment:
Rank:
Bosun
Date Died
08/01/1915
Place died:
TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON, UK
Age:
42
7 PROVIDENCE TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
