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Borough of Rawtenstall: "Lost at Sea", "Died at Sea" or "Sunk and Survived"
Borough of Rawtenstall: "Lost at Sea", "Died at Sea" or "Sunk and Survived"
A community made up of those with connections to, or local to, the former Borough of Rawtenstall who are known to have perished at sea during the Great War or survived a hostile encounter at sea. NOTES: 1. Although not "Lost at Sea" during the War John Henry Kay has been included here as his life and death, after medical discharge from the Army in 1917, is closely linked to war service at sea from this date. 2. Walter Medlock, Cecil Kershaw, Esaw Hart and Vernon Stewart were all "Sunk and Survived" 3. Harry Fenton and Albert Hanson "Died at Sea" in accidents not directly related to enemy action. 4. William McCormick, Alfred Knowles and Andrew Daw were lost with HMT ROYAL EDWARD and Percy Law and John Mulloy with HMS HAWKE. 5. Whilst returning from the USA, Robert Hebden (at that time a civilian) survived the sinking of the RMS LUSITANIA on 7 May 1915, but his wife, Clara, lost her life.
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Born 1884
Died 1918
Royal Navy J57669 Ordinary Seaman HMS VEHEMENT
More about George Richard Taylor -
Died 1915
British Army 337 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd/2nd East Lancs Field Amb
More about Alfred Knowles -
Born 1897
Died 1919
Royal Navy 2169 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery
More about Cecil Kershaw -
Born 1890
Died 1915
Royal Navy SS107330 Stoker 1st Class HMS TRIUMPH
More about James Barnes -
Born 1899
Died 1918
Royal Navy London Z/6616 Telegraphist RNVR, SS QUEEN
More about Lionel Norman Shepherd -
Born 1892
Died 1917
Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve, HMS REDBREAST
More about Frank Horrocks -
Died 1915
British Army 9614 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9614 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion
More about William Mccormick -
Born 1894
British Army T/585 Saddler Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps Transport
British Army T4/244872 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps
More about Walter Medlock -
Born 1895
Died 1917
Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy
Other Empire Force Assistant Cook Mercantile Marine - S.S. HOLLINGTON (London)
More about Robert Hannan -
Born 1891
Died 1918
British Army G/27020 Private Royal West Kent Regiment
More about Fred Aspden -
Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 63490 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion
More about Jonathan Martin -
Born 1898
Died 1916
Royal Navy J32495 Ordinary Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE
More about Tom Fielding -
Born 1898
Died 1918
Royal Navy J36205 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Raglan"
More about William Mannion -
Born 1896
Died 1959
Royal Navy J50550 Able Seaman HMS CASSANDRA
More about Esau Hargreaves Hart -
Born 1894
Died 1916
Royal Navy SS113226 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION
More about Alexander Logan -
Born 1894
Died 1915
British Army 4440 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion
British Army 4440 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion
British Army 4440 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion
More about Andrew Daw -
Born 1895
Died 1917
Other Empire Force Ordinary Seaman Mercantile Marine, SS Peleus (Blue Funnel Line)
Other Empire Force Ordinary Seaman Mercantile Marine, SS Phyruss (Blue Funnel Line)
Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine, SS Coblenz (James Currie and Co)
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More about Harry Fenton -
Born 1890
Died 1914
Royal Navy SS2587 Able Seaman HMS HAWKE
More about Percy Peacock Law -
Born 1883
Died 1914
Royal Navy Boy 1st Class (Signals) HMS Pioneer
Royal Navy 204138 Signalman HMS HAWKE
More about John Thomas Mulloy -
Born 1895
Died 1914
Royal Navy K22003 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nivid II
Royal Navy K22003 Stoker 2nd Class HMS MONMOUTH
More about John Arthur Willcocks