Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.139 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 14A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Huntstrick |
SS Huntstrick, built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast in 1902 and owned at the time of her loss by F. C. Strick & Co. Ltd., London, was a British steamer of 8151 tons. On June 8th, 1917, |
| 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 :
He was 5th Officer aboard SS Huntstrick, Mercantile Marine. This ship was torpedoed on 8th June 1917
Wrecksite EU "WITCOMB, ERNEST ADOLPHUS (21), Fifth Engineer Officer, SS Huntstrick, Mercantile Marine, †08/06/1917, Son of Thomas William and Sarah Ann Witcomb, of 27, Wyndham Rd., Upton Park, Essex. Born at West Ham, London, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial"
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Merchant Navy No. 781 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
28th February 1917 | 16th May 1917 | 16th May 1916 |
In the records of United Grand Lodge it perhaps reveals an error with the passing and raising date, which could only be corrected by the Lodge records. In the same 1910-1921 volume, it shows "Ship Sunk"
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