Born Hull. Skipper of the Red Box fleet. Married twice at St Barnabas Church He had six children. Joined the Mine sweepers on 6 Feb 1915. Appointed Skipper of the Minesweeper HMS Earl Lennox. Killed by a mine explosion off the Iris coast.
| Name | Charles Edward Ellaby |
|---|---|
| Rank | 2 Hand (Mate) |
| Regiment or Ship | HMS Earl Lennox |
| Birth Date | 7 Sep 1867 |
| Birth Place | Hull. Son of Charles Edward and Martha Ellarby, of Hull; |
| Marriage Place | husband of Harriet Ann Ellarby, of 3, Derwent Avenue, Eton St., Hessle Rd., Hull. |
| Death Date | 23 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Irish Coast |
| Father | Charles Edward Ellaby |
| Mother | Martha Ellaby |
| Spouse | Eliza Winder |
| Volume | Volume 4, UK, De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 |
Earl Lennox, built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Ltd., Beverley in 1914 and operated at the time of her loss by Royal Navy, was a British navy trawler of 226 tons. On October 23rd, 1917, Earl Lennox was sunk by a mine from the German submarine U-79 (Otto Rohrbeck), south of Islay Sound. 7 persons were lost. People on board People on board FV EARL LENNOX123 1.BORMAN, WALTER WILLOUGHBY (40), Engineman (no. 2742ES), D S M, FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of Elizabeth and the late Charles Borman; husband of Clara Annie Borman, of 65, Tiverton St., New Cleethorpes, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 2.COATES, THOMAS (41), Deckhand (no. 3150SD), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of the late Thomas and Sarah Coates, of Wrafton, Devon, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial 3.DALTON, OLIVER JAMES (53), Engineman (no. 867ES), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Brother of Catherine Ann McNally, of 39, Richmond Grove East, Longsight, Manchester, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 4.ELLARBY, CHARLES EDWARD (51), Second Hand (no. 1569SA), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of Charles Edward and Martha Ellarby, of Hull; husband of Harriet Ann Ellarby, of 3, Derwent Avenue, Eton St., Hessle Rd., Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 5.HARTLEY, JOHN FOSTER CRAWFORD (23), Deckhand (no. 1656DA), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of George and Ada Hartley, of 1, Long Greece Steps, Eastsandgate, Scarborough, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 6.HUBBARD, ALBERT (17), Deckhand (no. 4217DA), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of Alice Grief (formerly Hubbard), of 16, Tyrolean Square, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth, and the late Herbert Hubbard, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 7.LUCAS, WILLIAM THOMAS (21), Trimmer (no. 964TS), FV Earl Lennox, Royal Naval Reserve, †23/10/1917, Son of William and Isabella Lucas, of 28, Daisy Dale, Skirbeck, Boston, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial ref. used: Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Cwgc Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?146208
