Hargraves, Nelson
BORN HULL 1893. STEP SON OF JOSEPH AND ANN HOLMES. HE WAS SAILING FROM IMMINGHAM TO PORT ARTHUR HARBOUR. WENT ASHORE WITH HIS CREW AND WAS ‘ACCIDENTALLY SHOT’ IN THE HEAD BY POLICE FOLLOWING SOME DISPUTE. HE DIED INTANTLY AND WAS BURIED AT PORT ARTHUR, AGED 21. THE INQUIRY FOLLOWING HIS DEATH WAS INCONCLUSIVE. HIS … Read more
