BORN SHIPLEY, BRADFORD, 07/02/1886. SON OF LAURA MARIA SELLAR (1855-1928) & HENRY VIES SUGGIT (1855-1906), FROM BRADFORD. ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN, SON OF A MILLINER AND DRESSMAKER. WORKED AS A MARINE ENGINEER, IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. HE MARRIED AT SCULCOATES REGISTRY OFFICE, HULL, ON 18/07/1908. HIS WIFE HENRIETTA GREENHEAD, LIVED AT 36, LONSDALE STREET, HULL & AT 103 CLUMBER STREET, HULL. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN. HE SERVED AS SECOND ENGINEER ON THE MOTOR VESSEL “ARABIS” (LONDON). SUNK BY SUBMARINE ON 16/09/1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON.
Thanks to Jim Suggit who supplied the photo of James R Suggit on 06/03/2015.
First name:
JAMES RANDOLPH
Rank:
2nd Engineer
Date Died
16/09/1917
Place died:
TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON
Age:
31
