BORN HULL 1898. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & GERTRUDE COCKIN. LOST AT SEA, ON 09/08/1918, AGED 20. SGT. HAROLD COCKIN, RAMC SERVED AT SAME ADDRESS.
SS Tewfikieh, built by R. Napier & Sons, Glasgow in 1893 and owned at the time of her loss by Khedivial Mail SS. & Graving Dock Co., London, was a British steamer of 2.490 tons.
On June 9th, 1918, Tewfikieh, on a voyage from Hull to Alexandria with a cargo of coal and general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine UB-105 (Wilhelm Marschall), 115 miles WNW of Alexandria. 5 persons were lost.
1. CALLAGHAN, STEPHEN (60), Fireman, SS Tewfikieh, Mercantile Marine, †09/06/1918, Son of the late Cornelius and Johanna Callaghan. Born at Sheerness, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. COCKIN, LEONARD (20), Fourth Engineer Officer, SS Tewfikieh, Mercantile Marine, †09/06/1918, Son of John William and Gertrude Cockin, of 544, Hessle Rd., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. GEORGE, JOHN (30), Fireman, SS Tewfikieh, Mercantile Marine, †09/06/1918, Son of Caroline George (nee Hargrave), of 5, Roseannas Terrace, Hill St., Hull, and the late John George, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. MCCURRACH, JOHN (24), Fireman, SS Tewfikieh, Mercantile Marine, †09/06/1918, Son of Mrs. Elsie Mary McCurrach (nee McDonald), of 16, Gibson Place, Montrose. Born at Inveravon, Banffshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
5. SMITH, ARTHUR (53), Fireman, SS Tewfikieh, Mercantile Marine, †09/06/1918, Son of the late Thomas Tindle Smith and Mary Jane Smith; husband of Mary Smith. Born at Roos, East Yorks, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
