SS Ludgate - 26th July 1917 Hit a mine laid by German submarine UC-51 on route to Garston from Huelva with a cargo of iron ore. 24 lives lost.

William Sheel - Second Engineer - Age 32

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Priscilla Annie Sheel, 3 The Westlands, Sunderland.

Arthur Ernest Stephenson - First Mate - Age 36

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Hannah Stephenson, 38 Sydenham Terrace, Sunderland.

SS Okhla – 29th July 1917 Hit a mine. 6 lives lost.

John Lawrence Mavin - Third Engineer - Age 25

Born Sunderland.

Son of Emily Florence Mavin, 36 Glenthorne Rd., Hammersmith, London.

SS Belgian Prince - 31st July 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine U-55. 39 lives lost & the Sipper taken prisoner.

Ernest Cooper - Third Officer - Age 20

Born at Felling-on-Tyne.

Son of John Pearson Cooper & Elizabeth Jane Cooper, 23 Zion Terrace., Sunderland.

Thomas Judge - Second Engineer - Age 24

Born Hartlepool.

Son of Thomas & Jane Anne Judge (nee Shotton) 195 Cleveland Rd., Sunderland.

Commemorated on St. Gabriel’s 1914-18 Plaque St. Gabriel’s Church, Chester Road, Sunderland.

Niel McDougall Morton - Chief Officer - Age 27

Born Durham.

Husband of Jane Morton, 15 Beechwood St, Sunderland.

SS Fremona - 31st July 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-47 on route to St. Nazaire from Montreal with a cargo of grain, flour & timber.

George Anderson - First Mate - Age 38

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Mrs. Anderson, 3 Blackie Rd., Leith.

Archibald Virtue Snaith - Able Seaman - Age 37

Son of George Dawson Snaith & the late Sarah Snaith, 10 Rosedale St., Sunderland.

John William Stainburg - Cook - Age 28

Born Bishop Auckland.

Served under the name Stenburg

Son of William & Sarah M. Stainburg

Husband of Margaret Jane Stainburg (nee Buchanan) 9 Bell St., Millfield, Sunderland.

Charles Thompson - Able Seaman - Age 59

Born Copenhagen.

Son of the late John & Eleanor Thompson

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Thompson, 2 South Durham St., Sunderland.

Henry Thompson - Fireman - Age 29

Son of Henry and Isabella Thompson, 14 Adelaide Row, Seaham Harbour.

SS Cairnstrath - 4th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-71 on route to the Tyne from Bilbao with a cargo of iron ore. 22 lives lost.

William Spencer - Cook - Age 68

Born Sunderland.

Son of the late Henry & Jane Spencer

Husband of Frances Sophia Spencer (nee Richardson) 5 Clementina St., Hendon, Sunderland.

SS Zamora - 6th August 1917

Thomas Boxer - Fireman - Age 36

Born Sunderland.

Son of the late Joseph Henry & Margaret Boxer.

Husband of Sarah Eliza Boxer (nee Fearon) 1 Cross Place, East End, Sunderland.

SS Blagdon - 9th August 1917 Sunk by German submarine U-100. 12 lives lost.

Fred Vaughan White - Second Engineer - Age 34

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Alice Eleanor White, 34 Harrogate St., Sunderland.

SS Akassa - 13th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-33 on route to West Africa from Liverpool. 7 lives lost.

T R Morrison - Second Engineer - Age 29

Born Sunderland.

Husband of M. A. Morrison, 57 Jacob St., Dingle, Liverpool.

SS Maston - 13th August 1917 Sunk by the Austrian submarine K.U.K. U-28 on rout to Taranto from Cardiff with a cargo of coal.  2 lives lost.

John Middleton Hudson - Fourth Engineer - Age 21

Born Sunderland.

Son of William Hudson & the late Isabella Ann Hudson, 18 Lucknow St., Sunderland.

SS Thames - 14th August 1917 Sunk by gunfire from German submarine UC-55 on route Fecamp from Middlesborough with a cargo of pig iron.. 10 lives lost

John Charles Erskine - First Engineer - Age 34

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Louisa Erskine, 30 Eastfield St., Sunderland.

James Hunter - Fireman - Age 51

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Annie Hunter, 23 Maltings Rigg, Sunderland

T McDonald - Second Mate

Recorded in Newcastle Weekly Chronicle as resident of Sunderland.

William George Pescod - Fireman - Age 43

Born Shotton Colliery.

Son of the late Robert & Jane Pescod.

Recorded in Newcastle Weekly Chronicle as resident of Sunderland.

Samuel Wright - Second Mate - Age 42

Born Ireland.

Served under the name MacDonald

Son of the late Samuel and Charlotte Wright.

Husband of Honor Wright (nee Feeney) 10 Villiers St. Sunderland.

SS Rosario 18th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-55 on route Troon from Huelva with a cargo of pig iron.  20 lives lost.

Joseph Herbert Cooper - First Engineer – Age 32

Born Seaham Harbour.

Son of Jane Hannah Henderson Cooper & the late John Cooper.

Husband of Jane Mason Cooper (nee Humphreys) 68 Angus St., Roath Park, Cardiff.

 

SS Edernian - 20th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UB-10 on route to Dieppe from Middlesbrough with a cargo of steel.

Francis Bailey Frater - Mess Room Steward - Age 17

Served under the name Furness

Son of William Halden & Susan Birtley Frater, 7 Candlish Terrace, Seaham Harbour.

 

SS Marmion - 26th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine U-93 on route to Bordeaux from New York. 17 lives lost.

Henry Cooke - Second Engineer - Age 42

Born Sunderland.

Husband of Mrs. Cooke, 44 Ferndale Avenue, Wallsend-on-Tyne.

SS Vronwen - 29th August 1917 Sunk by German submarine on route to Port Said from Newcastle with a cargo of coal. 1 life lost.

Francis Divett - Able Seaman - Age 36

Son of Elizabeth Wickman (formerly Divett) & the late Thomas Divett, 37 Vine St., Sunderland.

SS Eastern Prince – 30th August 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine U-62 on route to London from Philadelphia. 5 lives lost.

Walter Reed - Third Mate - Age 21

Born Sunderland.

SS Treverbyn - 3rd September 1917 Hit a mine laid by German submarine U-75 on route to Manchester from Narvik with a cargo of iron ore. 27 lives lost

John William Anderson - Fireman - Age 49

Born Monkwearmouth.

Son of the late Robert & Elizabeth Anderson.

Husband of Elizabeth Anderson (nee Brown) 25 Roker Avenue, Sunderland.

SS Newholm - 8th September 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-31 on route to Middlesbrough from Bilbao with a cargo of iron ore. 20 lives lost.

George Harrison - Cook - Age 35

Born Sunderland.

Son of George Harrison & the late Mamie Harrison.

Husband of Daisy May Harrison (nee Parkes) 17 Wolseley Terrace, Chester Rd., Sunderland.

SS Vienna - 11th September 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine U-49 on route to New York From Brest. 25 lives lost.

William Richards - Carpenter - Age 26

Son of John & Mary Ann Richards (nee Swift) Fordland Place, Sunderland.

MV Arabis – 16th September 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine.

Born Sunderland.

Son of Mrs. Helena Mowbray (nee Fleming) 2 Cambridge Terrace, Sunderland.

SS Boynton - 24th September 1917 Torpedoed by German submarine UC-47, on route to France from Manchester. 23 lives lost.

Herbert Clement Matthews - Third Engineer - Age 24

Born Brixham.

Son of Clement and Nellie Nanetta Matthews (nee Jago) 14 Northumberland St., Sunderland.