BORN HULL SEPT 1900. SON OF FRANCIS RUSSELL HIRST & EMMA (BROCKLEBANK) ABOVE. HULL HEROES WEBSITE.
SS Sandhurst, built by Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Blyth in 1897 and owned at the time of her loss by Britain SS. Co. Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd.), London, was a British steamer of 3.034 tons. On May 6th, 1918, Sandhurst, on a voyage from Bilbao to Ardrossan with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine UB-72 (Friedrich Träger), 6 miles NWxW1/4W of Corsewall Point. 20 persons were lost. Allen Tony 10/03/2009 The steamship SANDHURST SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-62 six miles N.W. by W.1/4 W. of Corsewall Point on May 6th, 1918 when on route from Bilbao to Ardrossan carrying a cargo of iron ore. Twenty men were killed. The captain was among the survivors. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?64981
1. ABDULLAH HAMID , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Sandhurst, Indian Merchant Service, †06/05/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 2. AHMAD SALEH , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Sandhurst, Indian Merchant Service, †06/05/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 3. AHMAD SALIM , Fireman and Trimmer, SS Sandhurst, Indian Merchant Service, †06/05/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 4. BARRICK, FRANK ADDISON (19), Able Seaman, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Jane Ann Barrick (nee Robinson), of Sully House, Ruswarp, Yorks., and the late William George Barrick. Born at Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. BULLEN, VICTOR ALBERT (39), First Engineer, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Husband of Alice Maud Bullen, of 121, Blenheim Rd., Deal, Kent. Born at Deal, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. COX, EDWIN (15), Cooks Boy, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Edwin and Florence Cox (nee Risk), of 12, Dartmouth St., Milford Haven. Born at Swansea, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. DOWDALL, WILLIAM ROBERT (17), Engineers’ Boy, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Edgar Richard Dowdall, of 45, Beda Rd., Canton, Cardiff, and the late Margaret Dowdall (nee Griffiths). Born at Barry, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. EVANS, FREDERICK JOHN (17), Steward’s Boy, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of John William and Sarah Evans, of 70 Llangyfelach Rd., Swansea, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. GOLDSMITH, ALEXANDER NOBEL (40), Second Engineer, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of the late Joseph and Mary Goldsmith; husband of Kathleen Mary Goldsmith (nee Murphy), of Town Quay, Fowey, Cornwall. Born at North Shields, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. HARDEY, ALBERT (43), Second Mate, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of the late Thomas and Amelia Hardey; husband of Janet Hardey (nee Putt), of 83, Cobourg St., Plymouth. Born at Salcombe, Devon, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. HEARD, FREDERICK ERNEST (39), Private (no. PO/8499), SS Sandhurst, Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Marines Reserve, †06/05/1918, Brother of Gertrude Heard, of 7, Blakemore Terrace, Bellbarn Rd., Bristol St., Birmingham. Service: RMR/B/1445, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial 12. HIGGS, WILLIAM (33), Fireman, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Born in the West Indies, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13. HIRST, FRANK RUSSELL (17), Apprentice, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Francis Russell Hirst and Emma Hirst, of 9, Farnley Square, Ella St., Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 14. ISMAIL HASAN , Donkeyman, SS Sandhurst, Indian Merchant Service, †06/05/1918, Memorial: Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai 15. JONES, WILLIAM MORRIS (43), Mate, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of William and Jane Jones (nee Morris), of 23, Snowdon St., Portmadoc, Carnarvonshire. Born at Portmadoc, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 16. METCALFE, GEORGE (18), Sailor, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of John and Margaret Metcalfe, of High St., Staithes, Yorks. Born at Foulsyke, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 17. RUSSUM, GEORGE EDWARD (17), Apprentice, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Mr. E. Russum, of 22, Clifton Bank, Wengate, Rotherham. Born at Rotherham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 18. TRUBSHAW, RONALD HOWARD (15), Apprentice, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of Howard and Bertha Trubshaw (nee Willis), of 1, Ross Rd., Newent, Glos, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 19. WEBBER, RICHARD ARTHUR (47), Steward, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of the late Joseph Andrew Webber, and Anne Webber; husband of Martha Webber (formerly Poole, nee Solomon), of 52, Pirt Tennant Rd., Swansea. Born at Swansea, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 20. WILLIAMS, ARTHUR MAFEKING (18), Apprentice, SS Sandhurst, Mercantile Marine, †06/05/1918, Son of David and Elizabeth Ann Williams (nee Jones), of 22, Belle Vue St., Swansea. Born at Swansea, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?64981
