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PHILLIP ROBERT BRODIGAN
BORN HULL 23/06/1897. SECOND SON OF THOMAS EDWARD BRODIGAN, OF 5, GRANTS TERRACE, SCARBOROUGH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 107, LIVERPOOL STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SECOND OF FOUR CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS SKIPPER OF THE TRAWLER "SCOTLAND".
HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY. MARRIED IN ABERDEEN, ON THE 16TH MAY 1918, AGED 20. HUSBAND OF MARGARET GRAY BRODIGAN (1899-1925), OF 14 KIDD STREET, ABERDEEN. NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS. DIED OF INFLUENZA, ON 26/10/1918, AGED 22. BURIED AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
HE LEFT A WIDOWED FATHER, A WIDOW AND SIBLINGS, HAROLD, FRED AND MARY.
| Name | Philip Robert Brodigan |
|---|---|
| Rank | Deck Hand |
| Birth Date | 23 Jun 1897 |
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Branch of Service | Royal Naval Reserve |
| Cause of Death | Died from disease |
| Official Number Port Division | 8612 D.A. |
| Death Date | 26 Oct 1919 |
| Ship or Unit | HMS Pekin |
| Location of Grave | Compartment 544 52454. |
| Name and Address of Cemetery | Western Cemetery, Spring Bank, Hull, Yorkshire |
| Relatives Notified and Address | Widow: Margaret, 14 Kidd St, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Kingston upon Hull HU5 4AY
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