Brothers who died on the same date!

[PRC]

One wonders if this list will ever end.

I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that the 19th April 1917 was one of the blackest days in the history of warfare for men from Norfolk. On that day brothers Horace Joseph and Clifford would die at Gaza whilst serving with the 1st/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, along with cousin Frank William. A few days later, (25th), a third brother, Arthur, would succumb to wounds.

A fourth brother, Royden Charles, would die in France as a result of an accident in 1918.

All are commemorated on the joint War Memorial for the Norfolk Villages of West and East Runton. The Bird's were one of two families who lost 4 sons in the Great War.

There are photographs of the BIrds and others from the Runtons in a slideshow at this site

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/runton_parish_history_society_1_3922999?id=14&storyId=

Arthur........born 8th August 1884...........died 25th April 1917..............Soldiers died in the Great War records as "Died"

CWGC: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/475912/BIRD,%20ARTHUR

Horace Joseph....born 9th April 1891....died 19th April 1917..............Soldiers died in the Great War records as "Died"

CWGC: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1644439/BIRD,%20HORACE%20JOSEPH

Clifford.........born 25th August 1893......died 19th April 1917..............Soldiers died in the Great War records as "Died"

CWGC: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1644437/BIRD,%20CLIFFORD

Royden Charles..d.o.b. n\k.....................died 5th May 1918................Soldiers died in the Great War records as "Killed in action"

(Another source has him down as died from accidental injuries)

http://www.lijssenthoek.be/en/address/5299/roydon-charles-bird.html

CWGC: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/433999/BIRD,%20R%20C

The cousin was Frank William Bird..born 4th April 1886....died 19th April 1917..............Soldiers died in the Great War records as "Died"

(Interestingly his mothers headstone records him as dying on the 16th)

CWGC: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1644438/BIRD,%20FRANK

The four Bird brothers who gave their lives in the Great War by Moominpappa06, on Flickr

[wazzamac]

Does your list include the Foster brothers from Lowburn, Central Otago?

[Auimfo]

I think Coldstreamer is meaning that no one here can be sure if the NZ brothers they know are missing from your list because they can't see your list.

i.e. - can you post your list for people to compare with.

Cheers,

Tim L.

[Potatoking]

Ok, I'll give a list

Four

BRENNAN
BROWNE
CHRISTOPHERS
HAMBLYN
HARVEY
HARTNETT
HUNTER
O'GORMAN

Three

BIRNIE

BOGLE

BREMNER

BRITTAN

BURROW

BYRNE

CASEY

CLARIDGE

CLARKE

COMPORT

COX

CROCKETT

CROWHURST

DONN

DORIA

DUNFORD

FOSTER

FRANDSEN

FREW

GALLAHER

GOODWIN

HENDLE

HOLMES

JAMES

JOHNSON

KIDD

KNIGHT

LEEKS

LEWIS

MAHONEY

MCCOLLUM

MCKINNON

MCKINNON

MCLAUGHLAN

MCLEAN

MCMENAMIN

MCNABB

MULLANY

MURPHY

NELSON

NEWLOVE

PAISLEY

RAXWORTHY

REEVE

RICE

RUDKIN

SAMUEL

SANDERSON

SANDS

SPROTT

TAYLOR

WHISHAW

YOUNGSON

[Potatoking]

Oops, forgot POOLE

[Potatoking]

I am also conducting research into possible SCOTT, MACMILLAN and MCBRIDE families

[Colin W Taylor]

Dear All,

Another two sad addition to the 'Brothers Died' list -

Crescens William Castle and Stanley George Castle of 4th London Bde RFA - killed/drowned on SS Marquette on 23 Oct 1915 of Salonika. This was the same vessel on which a number of NZ nurses were killed - shown recently on the series 'ANZAC Girls'. Both were pre-war territorials from Sydenham. CWGC info is below; census data attached.

Also on the same memorial are Robert and Arthur Dale of 20th Bde RFA - killed/drowned on the Princess Alberta which was sunk by a mine between

Stavros and Mudros 21 Feb 1917. Census details attached.

Kind regards

Colin

DALE ARTHUR A 28 Mentioned in Despatches 21/02/1917 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 20th Bde. Greece '2840' MIKRA MEMORIAL SON OF MR. AND MRS. EPHRAIM DALE, OF TATTINGSTONE, IPSWICH. DALE ROBERT R 31 21/02/1917 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 20th Bde. Greece '2839' MIKRA MEMORIAL HUSBAND OF E. SPURLING (FORMERLY DALE), OF THE HEATH, TATTINGSTONE, IPSWICH. CASTLE CRESCENS WILLIAM C W 23/10/1915 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th London Bde. Greece '695' MIKRA MEMORIAL CASTLE STANLEY GEORGE S G 23/10/1915 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th London Bde. Greece '696'

MIKRA MEMORIAL

[Potatoking]

Does your list include the Foster brothers from Lowburn, Central Otago?

Yes wazzamac, it does

[brianmorris547]

I was in Leigh library today, Lancs, where the names of soldiers are indexed and cross referenced to copies of the newspaper articles. I did not find what I was looking for but noticed a cutting from the Leigh Journal about two brothers from Atherton who were killed in Gallipoli on 07/08/1915. Charles Heaton and John Heaton of the Manchester Regiment were killed within a minute of each other as one brother went to attend to the other who had been hit, according to another member of the Bn.

SDGW shows 2372 Pte Charles Heaton 1/5 Bn Manchester Regt and 2341 Pte John Heaton 1/5 Bn Manchester Regt.

Brian

[PRC]

The Runton War Memorial in Norfolk also has Charles Robert and Thomas William Creasey, both of whom died on the 19th April 1917 while serving with "C" Company, 1st/5th Norfolk Regiment.

Charles Robert Creasey was aged 21 and his brother Thomas William Creasey was 20.

Two other brothers would die during the course of the Great War.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/43688219@N00/18709645823/in/dateposted-public/

[Martyn61]

Of the four Hamblyn brothers to die Thomas and his brother William died on the same day 8/4/17.

Of the Dunford brothers James was accidentally drowned in Egypt.

[museumtom]

Two more

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/813430/SMYTH,%20ANDREW%20STEVENSON

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/813434/SMYTH,%20EZEKIEL

[sirim]

Two brothers commemorated on the Kingswear 1914 - 1918 Memorial who both died on 19 October 1918. they were serving in different units : -

http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Kingswear/Kingswear1914-1918WarMemorial.htm

C.E.HAMLYN

T2/10361 Driver Charles Ernest Hamlyn of the Royal Army Service Corps (Horse Transport). Son of William and Mary Jane Hamlyn; brother of Harry. Born in Starcross in 1887 but lived in Kingswear. Died 19 October 1918 aged 31.

H.HAMLYN

26042 Shoeing/Carriage Smith Henry ("Harry") Hamlyn of the 80th Signals Corps, the Royal Engineers. Son of William and Mary Jane Hamlyn; brother of Charles. Born in Starcross in 1892. Died 19 October 1918 aged 26.

[Andrew Spooner]

Surprisingly not yet on the list of brothers killed on the same day are the Worland brothers from Cottenham in Cambridgeshire. Harry and Herbert were both killed on the 1st July 1916 at La Boisselle serving with 11th Suffolks (Cambridgeshire). Harry was apparently 17 years old, his brother Herbert, 25 yrs. 24 year old Frank was killed on or near the Bluff on December 17th 1915. Harry is buried at Gordon Dump, Herbert is on Thiepval and Frank at Spoilbank.

[spof]

I've just come across another pair from the book "Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War"

 

VILES, Francis Watts. Corporal, No. 5205, 47th Battalion. Born and educated at Croydon. The son of Douglas Passmore and Minnie Viles, of Townsville. Left Australia on the "Star of Victoria" for Egypt thence to France. Was through all the engagements on the Somme, 1916-1917 and was killed in action at Messines on on the 7th June, 1917, at the age of 26 years.

VILES, Keith McLean. Private, No. 3104, 47th Battalion. Born and educated at Croydon. The son of Douglas Passmore and Minnie Viles, of Townsville. Sailed from Australia on the "Warilda"  for Egypt and thence to France. Was through all theengagements on the Somme, 1916-1917, and was wounded at Pozieres, but returned to the unit in January, 1917, and was killed in action at Messines on the 7th June, 1917, at the age of 19 years.

 

[rksimpson]

Another two Queenslanders -

Rank:

Private

Service No:

2614

Date of Death:

07/06/1917

Age:

27

Regiment/Service:

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

 

49th Bn.

Panel Reference:

Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.

Memorial:

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

 

Additional Information:

Son of William and Sarah Jane Allen. Native of Gin Gin, Queensland. His brothers James Edward Allen and Ernest Allen also fell.

 

and

Rank:

Private

Service No:

2616A

Date of Death:

07/06/1917

Age:

31

Regiment/Service:

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

 

49th Bn.

Panel Reference:

Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.

Memorial:

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

 

Additional Information:

Son of William and Sarah Jane Allen. Native of Gin Gin, Queensland. His brothers Ernest Allen and Josiah Allen also fell.

 

Ernest died in 1918.

 

regards

 

Robert

[spof]

Two more....

 

From The Queenslander newspaper 11th August 1917

 

HOWELL:- In loving memory of Private Edwin Guy Howell, who was killed in action at Pozieres, August 5th, 1916, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Howell, Bristol, England, and only brother of Edgar Stanley Howell (missing since August 5th, 1916).

 

"Peace, perfect Peace"

 

Inserted by his loving sister-in-law, Mrs E.S. Howell, New Farm

 

Ironically, on the very day this notice was published, Mrs E.S. Howell got official confirmation her husband Edgar Stanley, had been killed in action the year before. His body was later recovered in 1937.

 

Rank:

Private

Service No:

4140

Date of Death:

05/08/1916

Age:

28

Regiment/Service:

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

 

25th Bn.

Grave Reference:

6.E. 12.

Cemetery:

LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL

Additional Information:

Son of Edwin Charles and Florence Caroline Howell, of 161, Kent Rd., New Farm, Queensland, Australia.

 

Rank:

Private

Service No:

4139

Date of Death:

05/08/1916

Age:

26

Regiment/Service:

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

 

25th Bn.

Grave Reference:

6.D.31.

Cemetery:

LONDON CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, LONGUEVAL

Additional Information:

Son of Edwin Charles and Florence Caroline Howell, of 161, Kent Rd., New Farm, Queensland, Australia.

 

[PRC]

Two brothers, William and Edwin Brown have already been mentioned before, but I see from the Long Long Trail article that there is some uncertainty about which units they were attached to. While checking the local newspapers in the County Archive, I came across this:-

 

From the Eastern Daily Press, Friday September 29, 1916.

 

BROTHERS KILLED ON SAME DAY

 

Both Norfolk Officers

 

Lieut.W J H Brown and his brother, Sec.Lieut. Edwin P.W Brown (Norfolks) were killed in action on September 4^th. They were the sons of the late Dr. Brown, M.R.C.S., of Shields, and Mrs Brown, now residing at Sydenham. Lieut. W.Brown was 24 years of age, and his brother was 19. Their colonel writes:-

“Both were excellent officers, and were leading their men with great gallantry in the attack, and they were killed instantaneously. We were able to have them buried, and as soon as possible I will have the graves marked with a cross. It was, I think, one of the finest attacks in the war, and carried out with the utmost gallantry, and I think its success will be a far-reaching one. I hope that their great sacrifice may help to bring a speedy end to this war.”

 

Checking the Commonwealth War Graves site, the entry for Edwin shows that his body was recovered from a battlefield burial site and moved to Delville Wood Cemetery in November 1920 . His original grave was shown as being at map reference 62c.b.2.b.75 but according to the grave marker he was Private E P W Brown, 3^rd Norfolks. The other grave at the same location contained 2 unknown British Soldiers. Given the Colonels statement above, there must be a possibility that one of those was his brother, or even that the 2 unknowns are the brothers Brown.

 

1^st Battalion War Diary, Norfolk Regiment.

 

4^th September

 

12.30 a.m. Came under orders of 15^th Infy. Bed. + ordered to move up + take up the right of the line opposite FALFEMONT FARM – Point 48. – to relieve 1/Cheshires in firing line + portions of 16^th Warwicks in support.

 

4.40 a.m. Relief completed.

A.Coy on left (Capt FRANCIS, Lt CAMERON, 2Lt BICE + COATH) + B Coy on right of firing line (Capt SIBREE, 2Lt ROSE, WATSON + W J H BROWN) – from about B.2.a.3/1 to B.2.c.9/6 where they joined up with the French.

B. Coy. had 1 Platoon in an intermediate trench about 100 yds behind.

C.Coy. (Capt GROVER, Lt SWIFT, 2Lt CULLINGTON) had 2 Platoons in trench in rear of A Coy. which run along track S.E. from B.2.C.1/7 + 2 Platoons in slit trench N.E. of ANGLE WOOD (about B.2.C 1/5)

D.Coy (Capt YOUELL, 2Lt Davies + E.P.W.BROWN) had 2 Platoons each in same trenches as C Coy but behind B.Coy + on the right of C.Coy.

Bn.HQ were between the slit trench + support trench N.E. of ANGLE WOOD at about B.2.C.2/4.

 

The forming up trenches were very bad, + they were at once deepened – also there was not sufficient length of trench to enable Coys to form up on their frontage as far as opposite Pt.48.

 

1/Cheshire Regt was on our left, with 1/Bedfords on their L. from WEDGE WOOD to junction with 95^th Bde. 16^th Warwicks in support in trench S. of ANGLE WOOD.

 

6.a.m. Capt FRANCIS wounded – but returned to duty.

 

8 a.m. Went to advanced Bde H.Q. N. of HARDECOURT + received order for the attack.

 

11 a.m. Saw O.C.Coys and issued order for the attack at 3.10 P.M.

Our objective was from Pt.48 (B.2.d.4/8) to corner of triangular trench at B.2.a.6/7. (600 yard frontage + about 350 yds distance to go).

 

1.15 p.m. Orders received that zero hour would be at 3.10 pm + that a barrage would be held on the N.E. side of FALFEMONT FARM for 20 mins to enable us to clear up the front trenches + supports to come up.

 

2.5 p.m. Orders received detailing the “barrage” – giving us an extra objective in QUARRY (T.26(?).d.1/2) which had to be taken at zero + 30 mins. – the 16^th Warwicks to be prepared to establish line from S.corner of LEUZE WOOD to connect with French on light railway about B.3.central.

 

3.10 p.m. A+B. Coys assaulted. Very heavy machine gun fire opened on them immediately. Capt Francis + a few men of A Coy succeeded in reaching the S.W.corner of the FARM but were bombed out - + the remainder of the attack was held up by cross machine gun fire.

 

The situation then became very involved, as all the officers but two were either killed or wounded, + the advance over a 600 yard front was very split up as the only way to go on was by crawling from shell-hole to shell-hole – any attempt at an advance was immediately stopped by M.Gun fire. The French did not advance on our right.

 

3.10 p.m. C + D Coys moved up + occupied the trenches vacated by A + B Coys respectively.

 

3.20 p.m. C + D Coys started their assault on N.E. face of FARM + trenches E. of original objective from S.E. of FARM to Pt.48 – but was also held by M.G.fire.

 

4 p.m. Touch was then lost with the 1/Cheshires who had worked round into the N.W. face of FARM from round the W.side of the hill which was not commanded by M.Guns from our R.

 

3.20 p.m Sent 2/Lt BROWN with reserve bombing platoon + 2 Lewis guns to go up behind C.Coy + capture the QUARRY at T.26(?).d.1/2 by working round to the W. of the FARM.

 

4.0 p.m. Received message from Bde. that the 95^th Bde would capture S.W.edge of LEUZE WOOD at 6.30 p.m + 16^th Warwicks establish line from LEUZE WOOD to light railway at B.3.Central.

 

4 p.m. Informed Bde that it would be impossible for 16^th Warwicks to carry out this operation as we had not reached our objective. Our advance was progressing slowly + on the left they were within about 50 yds of the FARM – on the right where they had further to go + where the M.Gun fire was worse they had got about half way across.

 

6.40 p.m. Received orders from Bde to make a simultaneous  attack with 95^th Bde – at 6.30 pm on the FARM – to be assisted by 2 Coys of 16^th Warwicks + by the 1/Bedfords on the left.

O.C. 16^th Warwicks deployed two Coys behind the original front line -  + I asked him to give orders that they should got through our men + collect every Norfolk man they could find + take them forward in the attack. Warned all Coys, as I had not previously told them to dip in as near to the Farm as they could get + then rush it at dusk.

 

I had sent a message to cancel the re-bombardment by the Artillery at 5.35 PM as A Coy were reported to be within a few yards of the FARM.

 

6.45 p.m. Ordered all Coys to advance on objective + 16^th Warwicks to reinforce them with 2 Coys + to hold my original front line with 2 Coys.

The 7^th Irish Fusiliers were on their way to new trench S.of ANGLE WOOD. Their attack was also unsuccessful owing to M.Gun fire – so I ordered them to dig in + push forward as soon as it was dark.

 

The ground between our trenches + the objective was a mass of shell-holes, + very bad going at the best of times – but heavy rain set in during the night (which was also an exceptionally dark one), + added to this the men had become completely exhausted, + little further progress was made until the morning.

 

8.30 p.m. Part of A Coy on the left again reach the S.W. edge of the FARM. The 2 Coys 16^th Warwicks holding original front line started to dig commtn trenches forward to the FARM.

[PRC]

From the Eastern Daily Press, Tuesday September 19th 1916

 

Official intimation was yesterday received by Mr. William Coe, of Scarning Fenn, that two of his sons have been killed in the same action. These were Trooper Thomas Coe, aged 21, and Trooper William Coe, aged 23, both of whom belonged to the Yeomanry but were attached to the North Hants. Just over six months ago they joined the Army together.

 

Soldiers Died in the Great War records:-

 

Private 2936 Thomas Arthur Coe who was Killed in Action on the 1^st September 1916 whilst serving with the Norfolk Yeomanry. Thomas was born “Scanning Fenn”, Norfolk, resident East Dereham and enlisted Norwich. Died in France & Flanders Theatre of War.

 

Private 2937 “Cornellus” William Coe who was Killed in Action on the 1^st September 1916 whilst serving with the Norfolk Yeomanry. William was born Dereham, Norfolk, resident East Dereham and enlisted Norfolk. Died in France & Flanders Theatre of War.

 

 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site records

 

Private 2936 Thomas Arthur Coe, Norfolk Yeomanry attached 7^th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. He died on the 1^st September 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/761162/COE,%20THOMAS%20ARTHUR

 

Private 2937 Cornelius William Coe, Norfolk Yeomanry attached 7^th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. He died on the 1^st September 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/761148/COE,%20CORNELIUS%20WILLIAM

 

[Michelle Young]

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/259232/RIPPINGALE, BENJAMIN ALFRED

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/259233/RIPPINGALE, STANLEY HORACE

 

found these two last week

 

Michelle 

[Kitty55]

O.K so Dereham doesn't have any who actually died on the same day but try this for size.

Stephen and Percy Thurgill died a day apart but also half the world apart - Stephen in Basra; Percy in Flanders. Then whilst their widowed mother (a war widow from the Boer War)  was trying to prevent their youngest (her 4th son) going to war at the local tribunal, the family house would have burnt to the ground if not for a couple of neighbours. Three months after the two soldiering boys died her third son was badly wounded in France and her youngest was called up. He firstly joined the cavalry and stole all his kit; result in glass house for 15 months and released into an infantry regiment only to once again steal his complete kit and be put into the glass house again until the end of the war. Revenge for the family or what?

I've not given too many details as the family is featured in the book I'm writing called 'Dereham and the First World War'. I know it's taking me ages to write but then it's all new research which it's in any other book anywhere else not even in Terry Davy's short booklet of 'Dereham during the First World War - a diary'.

Another good family is under the title 'Grandma's Pride' - 5 grandchildren at war fighting - 2 killed, 1 wounded (4 times), 1 wounded once and 1 rascal (but not saying why).

Personally I find it's what makes all the time consuming research enjoyable. Of course their are families with over 11 soldiers in them - many families being linked via marriage etc. - and my route of action is -  check all online sites; then all notes I made when recording old boys memories in the '60s, then advertise in local papers for any family relation if not known to me and go from there - and yes, I've found some very interesting facts and activities to do with the Dereham boys. the difficult part is linking them to Battle Sites etc., especially if they weren't wounded or killed - but that shouldn't mean they aren't remembered.

 

thanks and take care, Kitty

[PRC]

Came across this whilst looking for something on the Somerset Light Infantry.

 

On 15 September 1916, in the latter stages of the Battle of The Somme, the tanks rumbled into battle for the first time in history at the village of Flers in Northern France.  The next day the 6^th and 7^th (service) Battalions of the Somerset Light Infantry attacked the German trenches just north-east of Flers, to drive the battle forward.

 

These two Battalions were the Somerset equivalent of the ‘Pals’ Battalions, where men joined up together and served together, many from the same families and villages.

So it was that two brothers, Albert and Robert Sugar, from Charlton Adam, volunteered in 1914 and both joined the Somerset Light Infantry. Albert in the 7^th and Robert in the 6^th Battalions of the new Kitchener’s Army.  By September 1916, Albert had risen to Corporal and become a bugler, and Robert had been promoted Lance Corporal.

 

On 16 September the 7^th Battalion attacked as part of the Guards Division, across the fields towards the German front line at Les Boeufs.  The attack was successful but at the cost of 10 officers and 162 others killed and wounded.

 

On the same day the 6^th Battalion prepared to charge a German Trench on the far side of a slight ridge.  As they went over the top, they were mown down by machine gun fire.  The casualties were truly terrible.  Every officer who went over the parapet (17 of them) became a casualty.  Three were killed, 12 wounded and two missing.  In other ranks the Battalion lost 41 killed, 203 wounded and 143 missing. Needless to say the objectives of the attack were not achieved.

 

On 6 October 1916 the Western Gazette reported the death on 16 September of Albert Sugar; 7^th Battalion SLI.  The obituary said that Mr Alfred Sugar, his father, had still not received any definite news of his younger son, Robert.

 

On 10 November 1916 the Western Gazette reported the death also on 16 September of Robert Sugar, 6^th Battalion SLI.   Whilst waiting for news of him, his mother had also died at home.

 

https://somersetremembers.wordpress.com/category/somerset-light-infantry/page/4/

 

Corporal 14874 Albert Sugar, 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry. Aged 24.Son of Alfred Sugar, of Charlton Adam, Taunton. Killed in Action, 16th September 1916. Thiepval Memorial.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/814058/SUGAR, ALBERT

 

Lance Corporal 17180 Robert Edward Sugar, 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry. Aged 22. Son of Alfred Sugar, of Charlton Adam, Taunton. Killed in Action, 16th September 1916. Thiepval Memorial.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/814059/SUGAR, ROBERT EDWARD

 

Peter

[Stoppage Drill]

Arnold Ridley ("Private Godfrey" of Dad's Army) was wounded in that attack.

[Kitty55]

That's an interesting little nugget of information - just the kind that I like, thanks Stoppage Drill - I'm glad someone else picks up and remembers unusual knowledge like myself.

 

thanks and take care, Kitty

[PRC]

From the Births, Deaths and Marriages Column of the Norwich Mercury, dated Saturday May 19th, 1917.

 

MULLENDER - In loving memory of our dear boys Francis Edward and Charles Daniel, the beloved sons of Edward and Rachel Mullender, of Pakefield, who were lost at sea out of the LT "Fleurette", 312, off the Cornish Coast, February 13th, 1917, from their sorrowing Mother, Father, Sisters, and Brothers.

 

The entry above it reads:-

MULLENDER - In ever loving memory of Charles Daniel Mullender, the beloved husband of Alice Maud Mullender, who was lost at sea out of the "Fleurette" LT 312, off the Coast of Cornwall, February 13th 1917. 

 

Commonwealth War Graves Site.

 

MULLENDER, CHARLES

Rank:...........................Skipper

Date of Death:.............13/02/1917

Service:.......................Mercantile Marine, Trawler "Fleurette" (Lowestoft)

Memorial:....................TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2972478/MULLENDER, CHARLES

 

MULLENDER, F

Rank:...........................Third Hand

Date of Death:.............13/02/1917

Service:.......................Mercantile Marine, Trawler "Fleurette" (Lowestoft)

Memorial:....................TOWER HILL MEMORIAL

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2972479/MULLENDER, F

 

Fleurette, built by Sanders & Co., Galmpton in 1909 and owned at the time of her loss by R Linder, was a British fishing smack of 60 tons.

On February 13th, 1917, Fleurette was stopped by the German submarine UC-47 (Paul Hundius), Without any compassion whatsoever, the crew of 5 were ordered by the Germans to take the small llfeboat in very stormy weather.

So stormy it was that the submarine was even not able to sink this easy target. The crew was never heard of again. Fleurette stayed afloat and came ashore 1 mile northeast from Godrevy lighthouse and was a total loss.

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?157117

 

Peter