Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 25B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of the late Richard and Dorothy Roberts; husband of Winifred Roberts (nee Thomas), of 1, Lombard St., Portmadoc. Born at Criccieth.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Merton Hall |
Wrecksite EU: Built by Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle in 1889 and owned at the time of her loss by Hall Line, Ltd., Liverpool. She was a defensively-armed British steamer of 4,327 tons. Formerly SS Knight Templar and renamed Merton Hall. |
| Action : SS Merton Hall, Sinking of |
Wrecksite EU: MERTON HALL CARGO SHIP 1889-1918 - On February 11th, 1918, Merton Hall, on a voyage from New York to La Pallice with a cargo of Steel, was she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by the German submarine U-53 (Hans Rose), 30 miles NxW from Ushant (Ouessant). 57 persons were lost including Master. [HMSO, British Merchant Shipping (Losses) WW1]
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Madoc No. 1509 E.C. | North Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
3rd June 1913 | 4th April 1916 | - |
Listed as a 40 year old Master Mariner from Portmadoc at the time of his initiation in 1913. The contribution register shows that he "Drowned 11th Feb/18."
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