Regiment: MM S/S "Dido" (Hull)

Born Hull, 1882. Son of John Edward Tadman (1857-1897) and Rhoda Elizabeth Kirkwood. a Merchant Seaman. He married Ethel Margaret Kilvington, at Hull, in 19109. they lived at 49 Washington Street, Hull (HDM 28/02/1916). The Dido Steamship was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for In […]

Fireman on the s/s 'Dido'. sunk on 26/02/1916, aged 34. lived at 80 Grimston Street, Hull (HDM 28/02/1916). he is not listed on CWGC records. DIDO SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for India she hit a mine when 4 miles Nne from Spurn Light Vessel, North Sea. 28 lives were lo […]

BORN NORWAY 1867. LIVED WITH WIFE KATE & 3 SONS AT 26 WRIGHT STREET, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). LOST AT SEA ON 26/02/1916, AGED 49. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 30/11/17. HE IS BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. At 6.15 a.m. on 26th February 1916, while lying at anchor during a raging gale and heavy snow showers, just north of the Hum […]

BORN DUNDALK, IRELAND 1856. LIVED AT 5 EVIS TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET,, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). DROWNED ON 26/02/1916, WHEN THE 'DIDO' STRUCK A MINE. LISTED IN HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 1ST MARCH 1916. * Dido SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th Fe […]

BORN HULL 1894. SON OF ALBERT COBBY & ANNIE ISABELLA SHIPLEY, OF 108 PLANE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF THREE SONS. A MARINE ENGINEER'S APPRENTICE. THE S/S 'DIDO' WAS SUNK BY A MINE ON 26/02/1916, WITH THE LOSS OF 28 MEN FROM THE 30 MAN CREW. HIS BODY WAS INTERRED AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY ON 3/03/1916. HDM 28/02/1916. Dido SS […]

BORN LINCOLN 1895. SON OF ALFRED & ELLEN MARIA DANN, OF 4, SAPLIN STREET, MANNINGHAM, BRADFORD. HE LIVED AT 6, BOYNTON STREET, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). SERVED AS ENGINE ROOM STEWARD IN THE MERCHANT NAVY. DIED ON THE STEAM SHIP DIDO, SUNK ON 26/02/1916, AGED 21. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HIS DEATH WAS REPO […]

BORN LINCOLN 1896. REAL NAME WAS 'S. GOLD' SERVED AS GILBERT. SON OF GEORGE GILBERT & LUCY BRADSHAW. HE LEFT 7 BROTHERS AND SISTERS. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. UNTRACED. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/96281-ss-dido-sunk-26th-february-1916-north-sea/

BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOHN SAMULE HABBERSHAW (1862-1929) & LOUISA FRANCES ELTON (1864-1938), OF 20 CHESTNUT GROVE, QUEENS ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). IN THE 1901 CENSUS, HIS FAMILY LIVED AT 8 DERBY STREET, OFF MARGARET STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD. A SEAMAN. HE SERVED ON THE STEAM SHIP "DIDO". HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL […]

BORN SWITZERLAND 1887. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 1ST MARCH 1916. *

BORN WHITBY 1887. SON OF WILLIAM & HARRIET BAXTER HARDCASTLE, OF 11 MARLOWE STREET, HULL (HDM 26/02/1916). LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. BURIED HULL HEDON ROAD. N.B. Recent research has shown that Third Engineer Hardcastle is buried here. Please note that this casualty was previously commemorated on the Tower Hill […]

BORN FINLAND 1880. PARENTS LIVED IN FINLAND. UNTRACED. Dido SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for India, she hit a mine when 4 miles NNE from Spurn Light Vessel, North Sea. 28 lives were lost, including Master. Owned by Wilson Line, Hull. While lying at anchor at 6.15 a.m. du […]

BORN DENMARK 1864. WIFE JOHANNE LARSEN, LIVED AT 15 KIMBERLEY STREET, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). SON OF THE LATE JENS & MAGARITTA LARSEN. SHIP'S FIREMAN, ON THE S/S 'DIDO'. DROWNED ON 26/02/1916, AGED 54. LISTED IN HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. Dido SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from […]

Born Calcutta, India 1892. He lived at 8 Lee Smith Street, Hull (HDM 28/02/1916). Served as Able seaman, on the 'Dido'. Drowned on 26/02/1916, aged 24. Recent research by CWGC, has shown that Able Seaman, Lees is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a special memorial headstone to commemorate him as it is not possib […]

BORN HULL 1859. WIFE ELIZABETH ANN (FOWLER) & ONE DAUGHTER LIVED AT 139 CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. (HDM 28/02/1916). SON OF SARAH JANE & HENRY MARTIN. DROWNED 26/02/1916, AGED 58. LISTED HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 2ND MARCH 1916 WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY D […]

BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & CHARLOTTE MOSS, of 5 VILLA TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A BUTCHERS BOY. ALSO WORKED ON HMT 'IOLANTHE'. DROWNED 26/02/1916, AGED 20.LISTED ON HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. BURIED HULL. HDM 28/06/1916. Dido SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when […]

BORN HULL 1884. SON OF THE LATE HENRY RANDS AND JANE RANDS. HE MARRIED IN 1906. WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH (NEE HAZARD) AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN, LIVED AT 9 OLIVE AVENUE, VICTOR STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND 5 WELLESLEY AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WAS LOST ON THE 'DIDO', SUNK 6AM, AT HE MOUTH OF THE HUMBER, ON 26/02/1916, AGED […]

BORN CAISTER, LINCS 1858. SON OF CHARLES ROBINSON (1829-1904) AND ELIZABETH BARLEY (1827-1872). MARRIED AT WINTERINGHAM, 26/02/1891, HUSBAND OF SARAH ALICE GRASSBY, AT 15 WASHINGTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). DROWNED ON THE S/S "DIDO", 26/02/1916, AGED 48. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAI […]

BORN HULL 1887. SON OF HENRY & KATE ROSINDALE, OF 7, SALTBURN AVENUE, FOLKESTONE STREET, HULL. HE WAS A CARPENTER AND ORGAN BUILDER. HE MARRIED IN 1914. HIS WIFE SARA ANN TAYLOR LIVED AT 64, PRINCES ROAD, HULL. HE DROWNED, ON THE STEAM SHIP 'DIDO', SUNK ON 26/02/1916, AGED 29. ONLY THREE SURVIVED THE SINKING. 26 CREW WERE LOST. HIS […]

BORN WAKEFIELD 1870. WIFE FRANCES lived at 6 CHATHAM PLACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). SON OF JANE & HENRY SKIPWORTH. SUNK BY MINE. BURIED HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 1ST MARCH 1916. * HIS SON JOHN SKIPWORTH WAS KILLED A […]