Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.125 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 14B GQS | |
| 4. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.2. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | Mercantile Marine Medal | ||
Family :
Born at Carlisle. Husband of Mary Ellen Hill, of 11, Fordell Rd., Ullet Rd., Liverpool.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Eloby |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
SS Eloby, built by Irvine's SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1913 and owned at the time of her loss by British & African Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., was a British steamer of 6545 tons. On July 19th, 1917, Eloby was sunk by the German submarine U-38 (Max Valentiner), 75 miles SE x E of Malta. 156 persons were lost. Vleggeert Nico 19/12/2009 The British steamship Eloby SS was torpedoed by German submarine U-38 and sunk when 75 miles SExS of Malta. ref. used:www.uboat.net
See more at Wrecksite EU.
SS Eloby (1913) – The Eloby was carrying French troops from Italy to the Salonika Front when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) south east by east of Malta (35°11′N 15°38′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of over 156 lives : 56 British crew and more than 100 French soldiers from the 1st Regiment Mountain Artillery.
Commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Everton No. 823 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th November 1907 | 20th May 1908 | 21st April 1909 |
"Died 19th July 17 ? - Torpedoed"
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley