BORN HULL 1889. SON OF THE LATE JOSEPH & ELIZABETH BENSON. LOST ON THE FISHING VESSEL 'ST LAWRENCE', 03/10/1914, AGED 25

On September 30th, 1914, the British steel trawler ST. LAWRENCE departed Iceland for Hull with fish and went missing with all on board. She was not heard of ever since. Believed to have struck a mine;

PEOPLE ON BOARD FV 'ST. LAWRENCE'

BENSON, JAMES (25), Spare Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Benson, 10 Fern avenue, Bellamy Street, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

BOTT, HAROLD LEMPKIN , Third Hand, St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 4 Park Terrace Seaton Street, Hull. 03/10/1914, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

HOWLETT, GEORGE WILLIAM (23), Fireman and Trimmer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mary Jane McNulty (formerly Howlett) and the late George William Howlett; husband of Alice Maud Howlett (nee Brooks), of 9, Hama's Terrace, Manchester St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

LEE, ALFRED (40), First Engineer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mary Jane Lee and the late George Lee; husband of Harriet Lee (nee Kirk), of 9, Milton Terrace, Eton St., Hull. Born at Leicester, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

MOSELEY, WILLIAM (36), Cook, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, 74 Liverpool Street, Hull. Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Born at Huddersfield, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

PAWLETT, JOHN RICHARD (41), Second Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Husband of Sarah Pawlett, of 10, Park Avenue, Gloucester St., Hull. Born at Boston, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

PENNYCAD, SAMUEL (39), Boatswain, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of John and Polly Pennycad; husband of Hetty Pennycad (nee Watson), of 9, Airedale Terrace, Staniforth Place, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

SMALLEY, THOMAS JACKSON (36), Second Engineer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Husband of Alice Jackson Smalley, of 8, Milton Terrace, South Boulevard, Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

WATSON, ENOCH (23), Spare Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of William Edward Watson and the late Hester Watson; husband of Edith Watson (nee Spavin), of 158, Bean St., Hull Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

WATTS, HERBERT WILLIAM (20), Trimmer, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Mrs. Watts, of 3, Gladys Terrace, Walcott St., Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial

WILSON, ROBERT (31), Deck Hand, Steam Trawler St. Lawrence, Mercantile Marine, 03/10/1914, Son of Jonas and Elizabeth Wilson; husband of Mary Ellen Wilson (nee Wood), of 29, Strawberry St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial