BORN HULL 05/10/1896. SON OF JOSEPH EDWARD BLOWERS (1874-1936) & CATHERINE THERESA FRY (1877-1949), OF 102 FLINTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 86, SUBWAY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). LOST AT SEA ON 22/05/1917, AGED 20. The Hull steam trawler EPWORTH (H386) was requisitioned for war service as minesweeper in November of 1914. On 2 […]
BORN HULL 01/10/1892. WIFE EDITH ABOVE. LOST AT SEA. NAVAL RECORDS. The Hull steam trawler EPWORTH (H386) was requisitioned for war service as minesweeper in November of 1914. (Ad.No.379). On 22/05/1917 the HMT EPWORTH (FY379) foundered following a collision in the North Sea with the loss of the skipper and ten crew. PEOPLE ON BOARD HMT […]
BORN HULL 1873. SON OF FRANCIS OSBOURNE (1836-1878) AND SARAH JANE OSBOURNE, HULL. HE MARRIED IN 1897. HIS WIFE, ANN MARIA (1876-1957), LIVED HERE. A ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, ENGINEMAN. HE DIED ON 22/05/1917, AGED 44. The Hull steam trawler EPWORTH (H386) was requisitioned for war service as minesweeper in November of 1914. (Ad.No.379). On 2 […]
