Middleton, John William

BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WILLIAM & HANNAH MARY MIDDLETON ABOVE. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS.
Romeo was a 1,730grt defensively-armed British merchant steamer. On the 3 March 1918 when 7 miles South from Mull of Galloway she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine. 29 lives lost including Master.
ALLEN, JOSEPH (52), Fireman and Trimmer, Son of the late William and Catherine Allen; husband of Mary Allen (nee Worfield), of 72, Leyden St., off Commercial Rd., Liverpool.
ANDERSON, HERBERT (21), Assistant Cook, S.S. Romeo, Son of Robert Turner Anderson, of Ethelreda Mission House, Trippett St., Hull, and the late Martha Anderson,
BARGEWELL, GEORGE (48), Ship’s Steward (no. 130104), S.S. Romeo, Royal Navy, Husband of Mary L. Bargewell, of 61, Station Rd., Keyham Barton, Devonport,
BIRKINSHAW, RONALD , Signalman (no. London Z/2317), S.S. Romeo, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, †03/03/1918, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
BLAIR, GEORGE (36), Third Engineer, S.S. Romeo, Son of Agnes Blair and the late Robert Blair; husband of Elsie Blair (nee Fisher), of 16, Blenheim St., Hull. Born at St. Andrews,
CARNEY, ARTHUR (29), Fireman and Trimmer, Son of Hannah Carney and the late William Carney; husband of Catherine Carney (nee Crowley), of 7, Blackstone St., Liverpool.
CARR, JOHN (40), Fireman and Trimmer, Son of Mary Carr and the late Edward Carr; husband of Cecilia Carr (formerly McNeil, nee Power), of 20A, Mount Vernon St., Liverpool. Born at Cavan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CROWTHER, CHARLES (21), Assistant Steward, Son of Charles James Crowther, of 12 Back, Leathley Square, Leeds, and the late Emily Crowther (Nee Robinson),
DEADMAN, ROBERT METHVEN (17), Wireless Operator, Son of Ernest Bezant Deadman and Helen Deadman, of 28, Manchester Rd., Reading, Berks,
FROMM, THEODORE HOWARD (33), Ship’s Cook, Son of Leopold Fromm, of 112, Palace Gates Rd., Alexandra Park, London, and the late Florence Fromm (nee Dell). Born at Norwood, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
GUSTAFSON, HUGO (42), Carpenter, Husband of Margrethe Gustafson (nee Romfog), of 63, Venue St., Bromley Rd., Bow, London. Born in Sweden: Tower Hill Memorial
HARVEY, JOSEPH (24), Able Seaman, Son of the late William Joseph and Elizabeth Harvey; husband of Alice Harvey (nee Tyrrell), of 4, Cubbin St., Stanley Rd., Liverpool.
HELM, RICHARD JAMES (19), Able Seaman, Son of Richard and Martha Jane Helm, of 34, Cowper St., Bootle, Lancs. Born at Seaforth, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
HINES, THOMAS (36), Fireman and Trimmer, Son of the late Alexander and Sara Ann Hines; husband of Julia Hines (nee Kearney), of 370, Great Howard St., Liverpool.
KEARNEY, JAMES (19), Fireman and Trimmer, Son of Ann Carney, of 9, Newport Place, Liverpool, and the late William Carney, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
LEE, MARTIN (35), Seaman, Son of the late John Lee; husband of Harriet Lee (nee Collard), of 72, Hayles St., Southwark, London. Born in Nova Scotia, Memorial: Tower Hill Memor


First name:
JOHN WILLIAM
Rank:
Steward
Date Died
03/03/1918
Place died:
Sea
Age:
20
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