BORN HULL 1888. SECOND SON OF SARAH A & WILLIAM ANDERSON, OF 40 ST ANDREWS STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF DAISY (ALLEN) AT 19 , BROUGHAM STREET, HULL. SECOND OFFICER OF A MERCHANT VESSEL, TORPEDOED ON 17/02/1917. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 1ST MARCH 1916. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL, GREAT WAR MEMORIAL, GEORGE STREET, HULL.
SS Okement, built by W. Pickersgill & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland in 1915 and owned at the time of her loss by James Westoll, Sunderland, was a British steamer of 4349 tons. On February 17th, 1917, Okement with a cargo of coal & general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-64 (Robert Moraht), 140 miles SExS of Malta. 11 persons were lost.
1. AHEARN, JAMES (40), Able Seaman, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Born at Kinsale, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. ANDERSON, ERNEST LUMLY (28), Second Officer, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Son of Sarah A. Anderson, and the late William Anderson; husband of Daisy Anderson (nee Allen), of 19, Brougham St., Albert Avenue, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. ANDREWS, STEWART PERCIVAL (24), Fourth Engineer Officer, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Son of George Percival and Barbara Andrews, of 65, Duke St., Darlington, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. BRIGGE (25), Carpenter, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Born in Russia, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. FULLAM, CLAUDE STANLEY (17), Apprentice, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Son of Mary Ann Fullam, of The Elms, Hornsea, Yorks, and the late Alfred Fullam, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
6. GEDDES, WILLIAM MCQUEEN (37), Steward, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Husband of Catherine Geddes (nee Rees), of 41, Lickhill Rd., Stourport, Worcs. Born at Edinburgh, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
7. GOMEZ, PEDRO (25), Fireman, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Born in Portugal, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
8. PHILLIPS, ERNEST SPURRELL (24), Second Engineer, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Son of Francis Henry and Mary Ann Phillips, of 125, Porthkerry Rd., Barry, Glam. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
9. ROBINSON, LEWIS (33), Fireman, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Son of Bettie Norton (formerly Robinson), of 3730, Irving St., Philadelphia, U.S.A. Born at Cape Charles, Virginia, U.S.A, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
10. SAUCHES, MANUEL (26), Fireman, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
11. WESTCOTT , Master, SS Okement, Mercantile Marine, †17/02/1917, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
