BORN LONDON 1871. FIREMAN, ON THE HULL STEAM SHIP “TORO”. LOST AT SEA, ON 12/04/1917, AGED 46. HE IS COMMEMORATED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS.
SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 3066 tons. On April 12th, 1917, Toro, on a voyage from Alexandria to Hull with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-55 (Wilhelm Werner), 200 miles WNW of Ushant (Ouessant). 14 persons were lost. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13491
1. ANDERSSON, CHARLES (37), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Olaus Andersson, of Karlskrona, Sweden, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. BATEMAN, LEONARD ADDEY (15), Assistant Steward, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/03/1917, Son of Alice Bateman, of 42, Raywell St., Hull, and the late Sam Walmsley Bateman, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 3. CROCKETT, JOHN MOLYNEUX (25), Third Engineer, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of John Molyneux Crockett and Louisa Crockett; husband of Elsie May Crockett (nee Addey), of 42, Queensgate St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. HARDY, JAMES WHITE (46), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Henry and Mary Ann Hardy; husband of Harriett Hardy (nee Barlow), of 16, Susannah Terrace, Lee Smith St., Hull. Born at Bridlington, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 5. HARDY, JOSEPH EDWARD (29), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Henry and Mary Ann Hardy, of 3, Woodhouse St., Hedon Rd., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6. HARWOOD, SAMUEL WILLIAM (45), Chief Engineer, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Husband of Ada Cecilia Harwood, of 7, Airlie St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7. LLOYD (46), Fireman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8. MOORHOUSE, ELIJAH (15), Cadet, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Mr. Moorhouse, of Langlands, Parkgate, Rotherham. Born at Rotherham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9. OLSSON, ERIK HJALMAR (34), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Klara Olsson, of Lansmansgarden, Malmkoping, Sweden. Born in Sweden, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10. OXENDALE, ALFRED (24), Assistant Cook, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of William Francis and Charlotte Ann Oxendale, of 5, Green Crescent, Green Lane, Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11. SHARPE, WILLIAM HENRY (37), Steward, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of the late William Henry and Helen Sharpe; husband of Caroline Ausinder Sharpe (nee Salkeld), of 13, Pitt St., Albert Avenue, Hull. Born in London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12. SLADE, ARTHUR ERNEST (25), Sailor, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of William James Slade, of 24, Foundry Bridge Buildings, Norwich, Norfolk, and the late Mary Elizabeth Slade. Born at Smallburgh, Norfolk, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13. SPENCER, WILLIAM (39), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Joseph Spencer, of 18, Probys Row, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, and the late Mary Ann Spencer. Born at Gorey, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 14. TETHER, DOUGLAS MILNE (25), Second Mate, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Charles Edwin and Ada Tether, of 12, Marine Parade, Withernsea, Yorkshire. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13491
