Commemorated: | |||
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Mercantile Marine Medal | ||
Early Life :
He was born at 72 Frederick St, Hartlepool, Durham, in 1885. He is the son of Ralph Todd and Elizabeth Ann Jameson.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Second World War 1939-1945, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: MV Fishpool II |
| Action : MV Fishpool II, Sinking of |
"SS FISHPOOL (2), 4,950grt, built 1940, (ON. 160785) Earlier in the war on the 14th November 1940 the Fishpool had been sailing from the Tyne to Vancouver in ballast when she was hit by seven incendiary bombs South-West of Rockall killing several crew. The ship was abandoned and one lifeboat with 15 crew was never seen again. The ship was taken in tow and repaired. Also on the 9th May 1941 while loading stores at Barrow-in-Furness the ship was again damaged by a parachute mine, which detonated next to the ship killing 2 crew. She was sunk in an air raid at Syracuse on the 26th July 1943 while discharging ammunition and aviation spirit brought from Alexandria killing 23 crew and 5 DEMS gunners. 18 survived."
Detail :
Chief Engineer Lawrence Todd, Merchant Navy, died on 26 July 1943 in the aircraft bombing of and subsequent explosion of the Motor Vessel Fishpool (West Hartlepool) at Syracuse in Sicily. He served in the First World War on the SS Argo (102733) in the British Merchant Navy. He was living at 2 Irene Avenue Grangetown, Sutherland, Durham. England. He is commemorated on panel 49 of the Tower Hill Memorial in London, England.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Standard No. 398 E.C. | Montreal & Halifax |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
8th February 1927 | 17th February 1927 | 18th November 1927 |
In Royal Standard Lodge, he was:
Initiated on 8 February 1927;
Passed at an emergent meeting on 17 February 1927; and
Raised on 18 November 1927.
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