Chafer, George

BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SARAH (PAGE) CHAFER, OF 14 EMILYS TERRACE, GILLETT STREET. LISTED IN THE LOST TRAWLERMEN OF HULL RECORDS.
On December 12th, 1914, the British steel trawler CYGNUS, built in 1896 by Mackie & Thomson & Co. and owned at the time of her loss by Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co., on voyage from Grimsby to fishing grounds, was sunk by a mine in the North Sea.
CREW LOST ON CYGNUS (GY121),. 9 casualties.
1. ALLENBY, FRANK (36), Skipper, husband of Elizabeth Beatrice Allenby, of 383, Weelsby St., Grimsby, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. ASHLEY (52), Mate, Husband of Caroline Ashley, of 26, Camden St., Hull. Born at Lincoln, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. BLEWITT (37), Second Engineer, Husband of Mrs. Blewitt, of 83, Ladysmith Rd., Grimsby. Born at Birmingham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. CHAFER, GEORGE THOMAS (19), Third Hand, Son of Sarah Chafer (nee Page), of 98, Gillett St., Hull, and the late George Thomas Chafer. Born at Grimsby, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. DEWHURST, CHARLES (39), Chief Engineer, Son of the late Rueben and Alice Dewhurst; husband of Laura Dewhurst (nee Jenkins), of 35, Cressey St., Grimsby.
6. GALLICHAM (52), Deck Hand, Born in Jersey, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
7. RICHARDSON, REGINALD HEBER (44), Deck Hand, Son of Michael Joseph Richardson and the late Eliza Richardson, husband of Emily May Richardson (nee Thompson), of 6, Ravenspun St., Grimsby. Born at Great Coates, Tower Hill Memorial
8. SCOTERICK , Steward, FV Cygnus, Husband of Mrs. Scoterick, of 16, Station St., Boston, Lincs, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
9. SHAW, JOHN (18), Trimmer, FV Cygnus, Son of Mary Hannah Shaw, of 22, Bedford St., Grimsby, and the late Walter Shaw. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial