Cannon, George

BORN HULL 1876. SON OF LATE PATRICK & ANN CANNON, HULL. LODGED AT THIS ADDRESS. KILLED BY MINE LAID BY SUBMARINE UC62 ON VOYAGE FROM TYNE.
SS Hazelwood, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Gascony SS. Co. Ltd. (L. Walford Ltd.), was a British steamer of 3120 tons.
On October 19th, 1917, Hazelwood, on a voyage from the Tyne with a cargo of coal, was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-62 (Max Schmitz), 8 miles SxE1/2E from Anvil Point. 32 persons were lost.
PEOPLE ON BOARD SS HAZELWOOD 123
ALVAREZ, JOSE (23), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
ANDERSON, JAMES FORTUNE (35), Master, Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of John Anderson and Helen Bruce Anderson, of 26, Feagushe, Paisley; husband of Elsa Margarete Anderson, of 5, Kaiser Friedrich Strasse, Germany, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
ANSTEE, WILLIAM (44), Able Seaman, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Margaret Anstee (nee Costello), of 8, Hutchison Avenue, Aldgate, London, and the late John Anstee. Born at Marylebone, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BIGELON, ARTHUR GOWLAND (32), First Engineer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Gowland and Sarah Bigelon; husband of Isabella Thompson Bigelon (nee Turnbull), of 15, Carlyon St., Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BLACK, CHARLES ROBERT (33), Second Mate, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Rosalind Black, and the late Robert Black; husband of Annie Elizabeth Black (nee Baron), of 8, Blenheim St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BUTLER, T T (17), Second Cook, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Butler, of 10, Waterville Terrace, North Shields. Born at North Shields, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CANNON, GEORGE (41), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of the late Patrick and Annie Cannon. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CHRISTIE, PHILIP WILLIAM (53), Boatswain, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of the late Ann Christie. Born at Blackhills, Ord, Banff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
COX, WILLIAM JAMES (33), Leading Seaman (no. 204997), S.S. Hazelwood, Royal Fleet Reserve, †18/10/1917, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of James and Agnes Cox, of Brixham, Devon. Service: RFR/DEV/B/5623, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
DONOVAN, MICHAEL (42), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, (Served as AHERN), Son of the late Daniel and Hannah Donovan (nee Sullivan). Born at Cork, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
FRAMPTON, GEORGE (44), Chief Steward, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of John Samuel and Charlotte Frampton; husband of Elizabeth Ann Frampton (nee Lorimer), of I07, Collingwood St., South Shields. Born at Sydney, New South Wales, Memorial: Tower Hill