BORN HULL 1901. NO CENSUS RECORDS. MERCHANT SAILOR ON THE SHIP “GRODNO”. DIED OF TYPHUS FEVER, IN RUSSIA (Novorossiysk), ON 13/01/1920, AGED 18 (ADDRESS & DETAILS FROM THE UK REGISTER OF SEAMAN). NO CWGC RECORD.
DEATH LISTED IN HULL DAILY MAIL. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE ST MARYS MEMORIAL, SCULCOATES LANE.
Jan Lettens 13/08/2010 On October 20th, 1917, the British steamer SS Colorado, on a voyage from Hull to Alexandria with a cargo of coal & coke, was sunk by the German submarine UB-31 (Thomas Bieber), 1.5 miles east of Start Point. 4 persons were killed. Allen Tony 21/08/2007 Colorado was a 7,165grt, defensively-armed British Merchant Ship. On the 20th October 1917 when 1½ miles East from Start Point she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine. 4 lives lost. ref. used:His Majesty’S Stationary Office, British Merchant Shipping (Losses) WW1 Jan Lettens 03/11/2014 UK hydro member ref. used:UK Hydrographic Office People on board People on board SS COLORADO123 1. INGBERG, ADOLF (42), Donkeyman, SS Colorado, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1917, Son of the late Oscar Adolph and Anna Ingberg. Born at Stockholm, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. MILNE , First Engineer, SS Colorado, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1917, Memorial: Dartmouth (Longcross) Cemetery 3. ROJAHN, CARL (43), Fireman and Trimmer, SS Colorado, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1917, Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rojahn; husband of Kate Rojahn (nee Stebbing), of 155, Walker St., Anlaby Rd., Hull. Born in Oslo, Norway, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4. STRETTON, JOHN HENRY (21), Fourth Engineer Officer, SS Colorado, Mercantile Marine, †20/10/1917, Son of Joseph Edwin and Florence Stretton (nee Markham), of 50, Scarborough St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?77814
