BORN HULL 1900. SERVED AS A STWARD IN THE MERCHANT NAVY. ON BOARD THE LONDON SHIP, ‘BAYREAULX’.
SON OF JOHN & ANNIE BRAYSHAW ABOVE ADDRESS 1901 CENSUS. ALSO SIBLINGS WILLIAM, ERNEST, ALICE.
The British cargo S/S Bayreaulx was probably torpedoed and sunk on 23 October 1916 by the German submarine U-63 (Otto Schultze).
Bayreaulx was en route from Cardiff to Montreal in ballast. All 31 crew were killed. 1. ABDUL MOIN , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 2. AHMAD MUSA ALI , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 3. ALMEIDA (29), Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at St. Vincent, Cape Verde, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. ANDERSON (17), Galley Boy, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born in Argyllshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. ASHTON, REGINALD HENRY (19), Third Mate, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Henry Ashton, of 72, Crwys Rd., Cardiff, and the late Priscilla Ann Ashton. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. BAXTER, CHARLES KINMOND (47), Second Engineer, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of the late John and Annie Baxter. Born at Dundee, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. BRAYSHAW (16), Mess Room Steward, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. CASSIMIS, ANASTASSIOS CHRISTON (33), Able Seaman, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at Corfu, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. CHAMIS, GEORGE (37), Boatswain, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of the late Constantine Chamis; husband of Louisa Chamis (nee Wayman), of 44, Cambridge St., Grangetown, Cardiff. Born at Piraeus, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. CHAVALANBOS (35), Sailor, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at Lyra, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. CORBETT, JAMES WILLIAM (24), Third Engineer, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Robert and Margaret Corbett, of 1 14, Railway St., Cardiff. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12. DAVIES, JOSEPH (47), First Mate, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of the late Walter and Mary Davies; husband of Jane Davies (nee Phillips), of Llysfair, St. Mary St., Newport, Pem. Born at Newport, Pem, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13. DICKS (16), 2nd Steward, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Mrs. Dicks, of 13, Diana St., Cardiff. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 14. FUDGE, JAMES (51), Donkeyman, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of the late Thomas and Sarah Ann Adelaide Fudge; husband of Fanny Fudge (nee Pile), of 243, Taylor St., South Shields. Born in Somersetshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 15. HIGGINS (21), Sailor, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 16. HOLM, MARTIN (54), Carpenter, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born at Holsten, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 17. JOHANSSEN (47), Able Seaman, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born in Russia, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 18. LAGOPOLOS (26), Sailor, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born in Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 19. MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 20. MUHAMMAD AKBAR , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 21. PIPER, THOMAS WILLIAM DAVID (18), Ship’s Cook, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Thomas and Alice Piper (nee Mitchell), of High St., Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 22. PORTOCOLIS (17), Ordinary Seaman, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, (may have been named PORTCALIS). Born in Greece, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 23. SAID MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 24. SALAM AHMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 25. SELL (32), Steward, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Husband of Mrs. D. Sell, of 3, Dalcross St., Cardiff. Born at Chatham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 26. SULLIVAN, THOMAS (15), Ordinary Seaman, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Mrs. Hannah Sullivan, of Skibbereen, Co. Cork. Born at Bantry, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 27. THOMAS, TITUS JAMES (26), Second Mate, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Margaret Thomas, of Park Gwyn, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire. Born at Dinas Cross, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 28. THOMPSON, FRED W. (31), Master, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Son of Capt. W. G. Thompson; husband of Zipporah Thompson, of Meadow Fields, Hinderwell, Yorks, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 29. WALI HAMID , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Bayreaulx, Indian Merchant Service, †20/10/1916, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 30. WILLIAMSON, MATTHEW JOHN HICKSON (44), First Engineer, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Husband of Frances Williamson, of 5, Park Avenue, Barry, Glam. Born at Walsall, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 31. ZAMMITT (51), Sailor, SS Bayreaulx, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1916, Born in Palermo, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144997
