Oaktree, William Charles

BORN HULL 1898. SON OF PETER & AUGUSTA OAKTREE ABOVE. HIS BROTHER, FREDERICK OAKTREE, DIED ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘STEN’, THE SAME DAY IN ANOTHER ACTION. THEY ARE BOTH LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR RECORDS.
SS Hazelwood, built by Ropner & Son, Stockton in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Gascony SS. Co. Ltd. (L. Walford Ltd.), was a British steamer of 3120 tons.
On October 19th, 1917, Hazelwood, on a voyage from the Tyne with a cargo of coal, was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-62 (Max Schmitz), 8 miles SxE1/2E from Anvil Point. 32 persons were lost.
PEOPLE ON BOARD SS HAZELWOOD 123
ALVAREZ, JOSE (23), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
ANDERSON, JAMES FORTUNE (35), Master, Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of John Anderson and Helen Bruce Anderson, of 26, Feagushe, Paisley; husband of Elsa Margarete Anderson, of 5, Kaiser Friedrich Strasse, Germany, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
ANSTEE, WILLIAM (44), Able Seaman, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Margaret Anstee (nee Costello), of 8, Hutchison Avenue, Aldgate, London, and the late John Anstee. Born at Marylebone, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BIGELON, ARTHUR GOWLAND (32), First Engineer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Gowland and Sarah Bigelon; husband of Isabella Thompson Bigelon (nee Turnbull), of 15, Carlyon St., Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BLACK, CHARLES ROBERT (33), Second Mate, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Rosalind Black, and the late Robert Black; husband of Annie Elizabeth Black (nee Baron), of 8, Blenheim St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
BUTLER, T T (17), Second Cook, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Butler, of 10, Waterville Terrace, North Shields. Born at North Shields, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CANNON, GEORGE (41), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of the late Patrick and Annie Cannon. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CHRISTIE, PHILIP WILLIAM (53), Boatswain, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of the late Ann Christie. Born at Blackhills, Ord, Banff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
COX, WILLIAM JAMES (33), Leading Seaman (no. 204997), S.S. Hazelwood, Royal Fleet Reserve, †18/10/1917, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of James and Agnes Cox, of Brixham, Devon. Service: RFR/DEV/B/5623, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
DONOVAN, MICHAEL (42), Fireman and Trimmer, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, (Served as AHERN), Son of the late Daniel and Hannah Donovan (nee Sullivan). Born at Cork, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
FRAMPTON, GEORGE (44), Chief Steward, S.S. Hazelwood, Mercantile Marine, †19/10/1917, Son of John Samuel and Charlotte Frampton; husband of Elizabeth Ann Frampton (nee Lorimer), of Io7, Coll