Leadley, W

BORN HULL 1873. WIFE LIVED IN SOUTH SHIELDS, MIDDLESBROUGH. HULL HEROES WEBSITE. NO CONFIRMED ADDRESS. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS.
Planudes SS, was a British Cargo Steamer of 542 tons built in 1900. On the 20th January 1917 she struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Whitby laid by the German submarine UC-43 when on a voyage from the TYne to Trouville carrying a cargo of coal. 11 persons lost including the master.
PEOPLE ON BOARD SS ‘PLANUDES’
1. ADAMS (43), Able Seaman, Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Mrs. Adams, of Newlyn, 83, Albert St., Whitstable, Kent, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
2. CALDWELL (32), Donkeyman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Born in Jamaica, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
3. CLADINGBOWL, WILLIAM A. (55), Able Seaman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Cladingbowl, of Ivydene, St. Luke’s Avenue, Ramsgate. Born at Ramsgate, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
4. CLOTHIER (35), Master, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Clothier, of Whitstable; husband of Annie Amos (formerly Clothier), of 20, Kent St., Whitstable, Memorial: Whitby (Larpool) Cemetery
5. CUNNINGHAM, JAMES (44), Steward, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Cunningham, of 11, King’s Rd., Millfield, Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
6. HUDSON, JOHN (37), Mate, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of T. J. and Henrietta Hudson, of 20, Union Place, Fowey, Cornwall. Born at Fowey, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
7. LEADLEY (44), Second Engineer, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Leadley, of 46, Dockoray Square, North Shields. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
8. LIBANO (27), Fireman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Libano, of 56, Francis St., Tyne Dock, South Shields. Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
9. MARIN, JOSE (24), Fireman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
10. SHARP (27), Boatswain, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Sharp, of Burwood, Sydenham St., Whitstable. Born at Whitstable, Kent, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
11. WILSON, RICHARD ALLISON (29), Chief Engineer, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Richard Allison Wilson and Ann Llewellyn Wilson; husband of Vaironica Cooper (formerly Wilson), of 51, Whapload Rd., Lowestoft, Memorial: Whitby (Larpool) Cemetery