Ryall, George

BORN HULL 1886. WIFE MARTHA RYALL (NEE ALLEN) ABOVE ADDRESS. SON OF MRS JACKSON – 86 HAVELOCK STREET. DROWNED. AGED 31.HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM, ON 15/04/1918.
The British trawler Andromache was on her way back from the fishing grounds of Iceland, when on April 14th 1917, she was stopped west of the Shetlands by the German submarine U-78 (Otto Dröscher). The master was taken prisoner and the crew of 11 ordered to the lifeboats. She was then scuttled and sunk. Nothing was ever heard of the lifeboats.

CREW LOST ON ANDROMACHE (GY781), missing, presumed to be enemy action, 12th April, 1917.

BRAY, James (40), Address not traced. 2nd/Engineer
EDGAR, Walter (37), 10 Percy-Ave, Rugby St, Hull. Trimmer
GREGORY, William (38), 73 Rugby St, Hull. Deckhand
GROSNECK, Charles (21), 8 Florence-Ter, Villa Place, Hull. Trimmer
POSTLE, Francis (42), 21 Harrow St, Hull. Chief Engineer
POSTLE, Francis (18), 21 Harrow St, Hull. Trimmer
RYALL, George (31), 2 Ports-place, Sykes St, Hull. 3rd/Hand
SMITH, Thomas (38), 4 Burns-grove, Rugby St, Hull. Bosun
WATTLEY, John (33), 77 Liverpool St, Hull. Cook


First name:
GEORGE
Rank:
3rd Hand
Date Died
12/04/1917
Place died:
TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON, UK
Age:
31
2 PORTS PLACE, SYKES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK