BORN POPLAR, EAST LONDON, 1882. SON OF HENRIETTA & WILLIAM WEBB. WIFE MARGARET (PONUS) LIVED AT 14 GARDEN SUBURBS, BRISTOL. HE SERVED ON THE HULL SHIP “JAFFA”, LOST 02/02/1918. HE WAS AGED 39. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR.
Jaffa SS was built as a steel British Merchant steamship in 1897. Dimensions: 260.1´x35.2´x16´ Powered: Triple expansion engine 251nhp. 12 knots. 1,383 grt, defensively-armed. On the 2nd February 1918 when on route from Boulogne for Southampton she was torpedoed by German submarine UB-30 and sunk when 3 miles E by S from Owers Light Vessel, English Channel. Ten lives lost. Owned by Wilson Line, Hull. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10563
1. BIGGADIKE, WILLIAM (28), Able Seaman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of the late Edward and Charlotte Ann Biggadike; husband of Rose Biggadike (nee Tompkins), of 3, Heron St., Selby St., Hull. Born at Boston, Lincs, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. FRIEL, JOHN (50), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 3. HAWKINS, GEORGE (37), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of John and Amelia Hawkins; husband of Alice Maud Hawkins (Nee Wheal), of 42, Grosvenor Buildings, Poplar, London. Born at Notting Hill Gate, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. HOOLEY, ALBERT (50), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Born at Oldham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. MACLACHLAN, ALLEN (47), Able Seaman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of the late John and Mary MacLachlan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. MAJOR, HENRY WILLIAM (33), Carpenter, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of the late Henry William and Emily Major; husband of Florence Major (nee Tait), of 6, Laurel Villas, Estcourt St., Hull. Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. RICHARDSON, THOMAS (31), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of Elizabeth Richardson, of 10, Egypt St., Marfleet, Hull, and the late Joseph Richardson, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. WEBB, WILLIAM (36), Mess Room Steward, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of Henrietta, and the late William Webb; husband of Margaret Webb (nee Ponus), of 14, Garden Suburbs, Lower Village, Shirehampton, Bristol. Born at Poplar, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. WEBBER, ABEL (66), Able Seaman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of the late John and Elizabeth Webber; husband of Sarah Webber (nee Pashley), of 4, Pleasant Place, Goodwin St., Hull. Born at Wembdon, Bridgewater, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. WINN, WILLIAM (26), Fireman, SS Jaffa, Mercantile Marine, †02/02/1918, Son of Susan and the late Charles Winn; husband of Annie Winn (nee Knight), of 287, St. Leonard’s Rd., Poplar, London. Born at Stepney, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10563
