Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.117 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Caroline Bradley (nee Robinson), of 22, Dunbar St., Sunderland. Born at Sunderland.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Joshua Nicholson |
Mike: Joshua Nicholson SS was a 1,853grt defensively-armed British Merchant ship. On the 18th March 1917 when on route from London for Alexandria she was torpedoed by German submarine U-70 when off the Wolf Rock, Lands End, Cornwall. 26 lives lost including Master. Owned by Westcott & Laurance Ltd. |
| Action : SS Joshua Nicholson, Sinking of |
Wrecksite EU shows "The British steamer Joshua Nicholson was torpedoed by a German submarine without warning at 6.30 a.m. on the 18th March, 1917. She began to settle down very rapidly, with a heavy list to starboard. While the port lifeboat was being lowered she capsized, and three men were drowned. Another man was blown into the water by an explosion. After the ship had gone down, six men came to the surface and clung to pieces of wreckage. Of these, three sank during the next five hours, the remaining three being picked up at about 5 p.m., exhausted but alive."
North East War Memorials Project elaborates further "She was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U 70 in the Atlantic Ocean off Wolf Rock, on a voyage from London to Alexandria, Egypt with general cargo. No warning was given and there were 26 casualties."
Detail :
Drowned, as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 18th March, 1917.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Walter Rodwell Wright No. 2755 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th January 1916 | - | - |
Entered Apprentice, who was initiated in 1916 into the Walter Rodwell Wright Lodge No. 2755, Malta. The Lodge now meets in the Province of Hampshire and IoW.
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