BORN HULL 1874. SON OF ROSINA FISHER. WIFE REBECCA W. FISHER, LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS & ALSO 4 PARK AVENUE. LOST AT SEA, ON 20/07/1918, AGED 45. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS.
SS Orfordness, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1906 and owned at the time of her loss by English SS. Co. Ltd. (Letricheux & David, Ltd.), Swansea, was a British steamer of 2790 tons. On July 20th, 1918, Orfordness, on a voyage from Rouen to Barry in ballast, was sunk by the German submarine U-60 (Franz Grünert), 2.5 miles WxN of Newquay. 2 persons were lost.
PEOPLE ON BOARD SS ‘ORFORDNESS’
FISHER, THOMAS STANFOLD WILLIAM (45), First Engineer, S.S. Orfordness, Mercantile Marine, †20/07/1918, Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
MARSTON, NORMAN MINGO (29), Mess Room Steward, S.S. Orfordness, Mercantile Marine, †20/07/1918, Son of Frederick William and Mary Ann Marston (nee Mingo), of 45, Thornton St., West Hartlepool, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
