BORN HULL 12/12/1873. SON OF WILLIAM & FRANCIS HARRIET (GILL). WIFE ELLEN (CHARLTON) PRETIOUS ABOVE. NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS. CENSUS PHOTO.
On August 28th, 1915, the British navy hired trawler HMT Dane was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-6 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow), off Aldeburgh. 5 persons were killed. Jan Lettens 04/04/2013 UK hydro member ref. used:UK Hydrographic Office People on board People on board HMT DANE123 1. CARRADICE , Seaman (no. 7929/A), HMT Dane, Royal Naval Reserve, †28/08/1915, (Served as WILSON), Memorial: Aldeburgh (Ss. Peter And Paul) Churchyard 2. HOWARD, ARTHUR HORACE SAMUEL (18), Deck Hand (no. 4399/DA), HMT Dane, Royal Naval Reserve, †28/08/1915, Memorial: Caister Old Cemetery 3. POTTER (32), Deck Hand (no. 6356/DA), HMT Dane, Royal Naval Reserve, †28/08/1915, Son of George S. Potter, of 4, Little St., Yoxford, Suffolk, Memorial: Aldeburgh (Ss. Peter And Paul) Churchyard 4. PRETIOUS, JAMES WILLIAM (41), Engineman (no. 2795ES), HMT Dane, Royal Naval Reserve, †28/08/1915, Husband of Ellen Pretious, of 25, Freeston St., New Cleethorpes, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial 5. WILKINS, ERNEST (21), Deck Hand (no. 7433DA), HMT Dane, Royal Naval Reserve, †28/08/1915, Son of Anna Wilkins, of Lessingham, Norwich, and the late Robert Wilkins, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?70089
