Buried elsewhere in this churchyard a sailor of the Great War. Mercantile Marine of S.S. Planudes died 18 January 1917. The CWGC show all died 18 January 1917
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Saturday, 20 January 1917, location North Sea . PLANUDES, 542/1900, A Nicholls, sailed from Tyne 18th for Trouville with coal, went missing, posted by Lloyds 7/3/17, “presumed by Admiralty to have been sunk by mine in North Sea”. Believed 20th - Confirmed as mined, laid by UC.43 (Erwin Sebelin), sank off Whitby, Yorkshire; 11 lives lost including master (H/L/te/un)
The below list are the names of the complete crew of S.S. Planudes (Middlesborough) who died 18th January 1917. One was laid to rest in St Stephen’s Churchyard, Fylingdales, Yorkshire, The location of the grave is not known. Any information as the the identity wold be very much appreciated.
ADAMS, W (43), Able Seaman, Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Mrs. Adams, of Newlyn, 83, Albert St., Whitstable, Kent, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CALDWELL, R (32), Donkeyman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Born in Jamaica, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CLADINGBOWL, WILLIAM Alfred . (55), Able Seaman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Cladingbowl, of Ivydene, St. Luke's Avenue, Ramsgate. Born at Ramsgate, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
CLOTHIER, W (35), Master, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Clothier, of Whitstable; husband of Annie Amos (formerly Clothier), of 20, Kent St., Whitstable, Memorial: Whitby (Larpool) Cemetery
CUNNINGHAM, JAMES (44), Steward, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Cunningham, of 11, King's Rd., Millfield, Sunderland. Born at Sunderland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
HUDSON, JOHN (37), Mate, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of T. J. and Henrietta Hudson, of 20, Union Place, Fowey, Cornwall. Born at Fowey, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
LEADLEY, W (44), Second Engineer, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Leadley, of 46, Dockoray Square, North Shields. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
LIBANO, F (27), Fireman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Libano, of 56, Francis St., Tyne Dock, South Shields. Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
MARIN, JOSE (24), Fireman, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Born in Spain, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
SHARP, F (27), Boatswain, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Husband of Mrs. Sharp, of Burwood, Sydenham St., Whitstable. Born at Whitstable, Kent, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial
WILSON, RICHARD ALLISON (29), Chief Engineer, S.S. Planudes, Mercantile Marine, †18/01/1917, Son of Richard Allison Wilson and Ann Llewellyn Wilson; husband of Vaironica Cooper (formerly Wilson), of 51, Whapload Rd., Lowestoft, Memorial: Whitby (Larpool) Cemetery
