Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born 1891. Joseph Watson was lost at sea, aged 25 On 19/04/1916 the Hull steam trawler HAWK (H389) sank following a collision with the Brazilian s.s. CORCOVADO (3046 gt/ b 1890) in the North Sea, 5 miles north-east of Spurn Light-vessel, whilst outward bound from Hull towards Iceland. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?151933 Four Hull … Read more
On 19/04/1916 the Hull steam trawler HAWK (H389) sank following a collision with the Brazilian s.s. CORCOVADO (3046 gt/ b 1890) in the North Sea, 5 miles north-east of Spurn Light-vessel, whilst outward bound from Hull towards Iceland. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?151933 Four Hull sailors were lost in the collision, and are commemorated on the … Read more
FORMERLY IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE (TRAWLER SECTION) AND CALLED UP AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. HE WAS DISCHARGED THROUGH ILL HEALTH. HE WAS LOST ON THE STEAM SHIP, “HAWK”, WHICH COLLIDED IN THE HUMBER. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND FAMILY. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM ON 27/04/1916 WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
Thank You to Kim Semmence for the following information sent on 04/11/2015 – Sam Brockington was a fisherman, born around 1855. He married Elizabeth Wilson at St Barnabas Church in 1913 & died at sea on 19/04/1916 on the fishing vessel ‘Hawk’. His name was listed in St Barnbas Church, Book of Remembrance. On 19/04/1916 … Read more
