Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.138 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 16A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Eskmere |
| 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 :
ESKMERE SS was a 2,293grt defensively armed British Merchant steamer of 2,293grt built 1916 by North, Ireland, Londonderry, United Kingdom. On the 13th October 1917 when on route from Belfast for Barry she was torpedoed by German submarine UC-75 and sunk when 15 miles Wnw from South Stack, Anglesey, Wales. 20 lives lost including Master. Owned by H. Greenhalgh, Liverpool. ref. used:His Majesty'S Stationary Office, British Merchant Shipping (Losses) WW1
WICKLEN, NATHANIEL (48), Master, Mercantile Marine Medal 1914-1918, SS Eskmere, Mercantile Marine, °1869 ~ †13/10/1917, Born at Gloucester, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial.
Read more at Wrecksite EU.
"THE tragic deaths of 21 crewmen who died aboard the coal vessel the SS Eskmere took place October 13, 1917. The vessel, which had been carrying coal from Belfast to Barry, was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Anglesey in 1917, during the height of the First World War. The ship went down less than five minutes after being torpedoed by the submarine and both lifeboats were capsized. While an appeal was issued to the Germans to help, they instead suddenly submerged so as to throw the surviving crew members, who were hanging on to the side of one of the lifeboats, into the water. Seven men survived the ordeal, being rescued the following morning. The SM UC-75, the U-boat which destroyed the ship, sank no less than 58 allied vessels between 1917 and 1918, before finally itself being sunk by HMS Fairy in May 1918."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Bute No. 960 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th November 1911 | 2nd April 1912 | 9th October 1913 |
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