Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN DURHAM, 25/11/1872. SON OF JOHN AND MARY LOUISA PAYNE, 19 MILTON ROAD, HARTLEPOOL. MARRIED 1902. HIS WIFE FRANCES ELIZABETH PAYNE LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE WAS SHIP’S MASTER OF THE ‘MANCHESTER COMMERCE’ SUNK BY A MINE, ON 26/10/1914. HE WAS AGED 41. HE LEFT £619 IN HIS WILL TO HIS WIDOW AT THIS … Read more
THIRD OFFICER OF THE ‘MANCHESTER COMMERCE’. BLOWN UP BY ENEMY MINE OFF TORY ISLAND, ON THE COAST OF NORTHERN IRELAND, ON 26/10/1914. THE CAPTAIN AND 13 MEN PERISHED FROM A CREW OF 44. HE DIED WITH THE SHIPS CAPTAIN, CHARLES WILLIAM PAYNE, FROM 80 COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL. BOTH MEN ARE PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE HULL AND … Read more
