Whincup, John William H.

BORN HULL 25/10/1883. SON OF ALFRED WM & SARAH ANN E. WIFE JANE HARRIET (DALBY) ABOVE NB: WHINCUP’S ALL SERVED AT SEA – 33 CLIFTON TERRACE, JANE STREET, HULL. HMT Sapper sank with all hands on a mine laid on December 24, 1917 by the German minelaying submarine UC-71. Per Admiralty records, the explosion was … Read more

Pine, Thomas

BORN HULL 04/05/1869. WIFE ELIZABETH PINE LIVED 66 MIDDLE STREET, BRIXHAM, DEVON. NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS. HMT Sapper sank with all hands on a mine laid on December 24, 1917 by the German minelaying submarine UC-71. Per Admiralty records, the explosion was witnessed by both the Owers Light Vessel and the steamer Tewfikieh. Sapper though was … Read more

Fulcher, Charles William

BORN HULL 30/01/1896. SON OF GUSTAV WILLIAM FULCHER (1867-1914) & EMILY ANN MORFITT (1872-1924)), OF 60 WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL. HUSBAND OF EMILY FULCHER OF 82 ROSAMOND STREET, HULL. MERCHANT NAVY ADDRESS. HMT Sapper sank with all hands on a mine laid on December 24, 1917 by the German minelaying submarine UC-71. Per Admiralty records, … Read more

Dry, Tom

BORN HULL 14/09/1883. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & FANNY DRY. MARRIED 1908. WIFE ALICE OBRIDGE (1884-1952), LIVED AT 48, FLINTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, GEORGINA, TOM AND ALICE. WEEKLY WAR PENSION WAS 36 SHILLINGS. HMT Sapper sank with all hands on a mine laid on December 24, 1917 by the German … Read more