BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOHN & ANN ELIZABETH SKELTON ABOVE 1901. WIFE ROSE ANN SKELTON LIVED NEWPORT. HULL HEROES WEB SITE. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH.
The steamer Blagdon SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-100 when 75miles E. by S. of Muckle Flugga on August 9th, 1917. Twelve men, including the captain, were killed. ref. used:www.uboat.net Jan Lettens 01/10/2009 UK hydro member ref. used:UK Hydrographic Office People on board People on board SS BLAGDON 123 1. BATES, THOMAS (55), Ship’s Cook, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. DYKE, WILFRED (25), Leading Seaman (no. Bristol Z/3640), SS Blagdon, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, †09/08/1917, Son of Mrs. E. Dyke, of 293, Main Rd., Glascote, Tamworth, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial 3. HASAN AHMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Blagdon, Indian Merchant Service, †09/08/1917, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 4. HUSAIN MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Blagdon, Indian Merchant Service, †09/08/1917, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 5. LEWIS, WYNDHAH DOUGLAS (32), Master, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Son of William and Maria Lewis, of 11, Adamsdown Square, Cardiff; husband of Elizabeth S. Lewis, of 13, Adamsdown Square, Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. MCHOUL, JOSEPH (47), Donkeyman, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, (Served as McCALL). Son of the late George and Jessie McHoul. Born at Methil, Fifeshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. MURPHY, OWEN ROLANDS (16), Mess Room Steward, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Son of William Murphy, of 114, Campbell St., South Shields, and the late Sarah Murphy (nee Walls), Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. PRAGER, SAMUEL (29), Sailor, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Son of Abraham and Annie Prager; husband of Violet Miriam Prager (nee Smith), of 30, Maindee Parade, Newport, Mon. Born at Brooklyn, New York, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. SKELTON, CYRIL INGRAM (29), First Mate, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Son of the late John and Elizabeth Skelton; husband of Rose Ann Skelton (nee Beavan), of 11, Eveswell St., Newport, Mon. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. SMITH, SYDNEY GILLMAN (22), Third Engineer, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Son of Julia Emily Smith, of 99, Marion St., Splott, Cardiff, and the late William Smith. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. WHITE, FRED VAUGHAN (34), Second Engineer, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Husband of Alice Eleanor White, of 34, Harrogate St., Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12. WINKMANN (48), Sailor, SS Blagdon, Mercantile Marine, †09/08/1917, Husband of Josephine Winkmann, of 8, Plaine van Schoonbeke, Antwerp, Belgium. Born in Russia, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59997
