BORN HULL 06/12/1894. SON OF RALPH (RUDOLPH) OTTO HESS (1873-1945) & MARY JANE WHYATT (1874-1967), OF 7, TEMPERENCE TERRACE, WHEELER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE MARRIED IN 1915. HIS LATE WIFE, WAS DOROTHY MAY WOOD (1895-1918). HIS FATHER WAS GERMAN BORN. HIS MOTHER WAS FROM HULL. JAMES WAS BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH. A COOK IN THE MERCHANT NAVY, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED IN 1918. DROWNED OFF THE COAST OF SPAIN, AGED 23. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL.
SS Heathpark, built by Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. in 1917 and owned at the time of her loss by Denholm Line Steamers, Ltd. (J. & J. Denholm), Greenock, was a British steamer of 2205 tons. On October 5th, 1918, Heathpark, on a voyage from Bilbao to Maryport with a cargo of ore, was sunk by the German submarine U-91 (Alfred von Glasenapp), Bay of Biscay. 18 persons were lost. Evans Hugh 09/10/2014 My grandfather Capt Hugh Jones was Capt of the s s Heathpark his ship was torpedoed on the 5 Oct 1918.His was the omly body recovered by fishermen.He is now buried in the British Cemetery Bilbao in a CWWG.The German submarine U91 Captained by Von Glassnapp was the submarine that sank the s s Heathpark. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?150797
1. ABDUL MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 2. AHMAD MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 3. ALI MUHAMMAD , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 4. BROWN, JAMES (40), Second Engineer, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Robert and Jane Brown (nee Apperson), of 22, Canal St., Renfrew. Born at Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. CAMPBELL, JOHN (36), First Engineer, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of the late Donald and Margaret Wilkie Campbell; husband of Mary Ann Campbell (nee Thomson), of 70, Dempster St., Greenock. Born at Callander, Perthshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. CHALK, SAMUEL WALTER (18), Ordinary Seaman (no. London/Z/8012), SS Heathpark, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, †05/10/1918, Son of Samuel and Annie Chalk, of 3, Winchfield Rd., Lower Sydenham, London, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 7. DAHL, ELIF. M. (24), Sailor, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Born in Norway, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. DONALDSON, JOHN (21), Leading Seaman (no. 6503A), SS Heathpark, Royal Naval Reserve, †05/10/1918, Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Donaldson, of 13, Elcho Place, Cockenzie, East Lothian, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial 9. ERIKSEN, CHARLES (61), Able Seaman, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Born in Sweden, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. FLAHERTY, CRAWFORD (19), Apprentice, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Mary Flaherty (nee Crawford), of 726, Dumbarton Rd., Dalmuir, Glasgow, and the late John I. Flaherty. Born in Ireland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. HESS, JAMES OTTO (23), Cook, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Ralph and Mary Jane Hess, of 7, Temperance Row, Wheeler St., Hull; husband of the late Dorothy May Hess. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12. HUGHES, EVAN (50), Mate, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Husband of Kate Hughes, of Oakfield, Borth-Y-gest, Portmadoc, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13. HUSAM ALI , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 14. ILLINGWORTH, EDWARD GORDON (17), Apprentice, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Henry and Jessie Illingworth, of 4, Leyden Gardens, Maryhill, Glasgow, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 15. JONES, DAVID KENNETH (16), Able Seaman, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Edward and Mary Jones, of Glanmor House, Borth, Cardiganshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 16. JONES, HUGH (44), Master, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of David and Ann Jones; husband of Anne Jane Jones, of Surrey House of Borth. Born at Borth, Cardiganshire, Memorial: Bilbao British Cemetery 17. LEWIS, DAVID LLEWELYN (26), Boatswain, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Evan and Elizabeth Jane Lewis, of Dalston House, Borth, Cardiganshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 18. MCINNES, DUNCAN RITCHIE (27), Third Engineer, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of Mary McInnes (Nee Ritchie), of 3A, Mearns St., Greenock, and the late John Mclnnes. Born at Greenock, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 19. MCLEOD, WILLIAM (65), Able Seaman, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of the late James and Kate McLeod. Born at Glasgow, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 20. MUHAMMAD SHARIF , Donkeyman, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 21. NYGAARD (20), Sailor, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Born in Denmark, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 22. QASIM ALI , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Heathpark, Indian Merchant Service, †05/10/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 23. ROBERTS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (15), Ordinary Seaman, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of John Henry and Margaret Roberts, of 70, Sunbury Rd., Liverpool. Born at Borth, Cardiganshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 24. SPEEDY, THOMAS (54), Second Mate, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of the late John and Mary Speedy; husband of Eliza Walker Speedy (nee Ayre), of 86, Westmorland St., West Hartlepool. Born at Whitby, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 25. WILLIAMS, ROBERT (43), Steward, SS Heathpark, Mercantile Marine, †05/10/1918, Son of the late Robert, and Jane Williams; husband of Esther Williams, of 1, Penchwintan Terrace, Bangor, Carnarvonshire. Born at Port Dinorwic, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?150797
