BORN HULL 16/07/1892. SON OF CHARLES WATERMAN AND LAVINIA MINNS (1873-1949). SON OF A SEAMAN. HE WAS BETTER KNOWN AS "JACK ROWNTREE", HIS GRANDFATHER'S NAME WHO RAISED HIM. PRIOR TO WAR HE WORKED AT THE GROCERS ON NEWTON STREET, HULL.

HE MARRIED EVELYN BROOK, AT ST MARY'S CHURCH, DAIRYCOATES, ON 11/04/1915. HIS WIFE EVELYN (1894-1934) & ONE CHILD LIVED AT 6 PARK AVENUE, FLINTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS).

HE SERVED AS A DECKHAND, ON THE TRAWLER, 'QUAIR'. LOST AT SEA, WITH ALL HANDS, ON 03/11/1916. HE WAS AGED 24. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 13TH DECEMBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * HIS DEATH WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 6TH JANUARY 1917. *

QUAIR (H237), missing, presumed to be enemy action, 3rd November, 1916.

BOOTH, James (41), 14 Cedar-Gr, Eastbourne St, Hull. Bosun

CHAPMAN, James (29), 9 Boynton St, Hull. 2nd/Engineer

DELPH, Thomas (42), 10 Picturesque-Ter, Brighton St, Hull. Chief Engineer

ELLIS, Joseph (31), 160 De La Pole-Ave, Hull. Mate

HARRISON, W (36), Address not traced. Sparehand

LEAF, Samuel (48), Address not traced. Cook

MANDAM, Daniel (27), Wilfred-Ter, Westbourne St, Hull. Sparehand

PAWLETT, George (39), 1 Dee St, Hull. Skipper

RICHARDSON, Joseph (23), Cedar-Grove, Eastbourne St, Hull. 2nd/Hand

STIPETIC, Edmund (17), 38 West Dock-Ave, Hull. Trimmer

WATERMAN, John (24), 6 Park-ave, Flinton St, Hull. 3rd/Hand

WILSON, Harold (20), 10 Goulton St, Hull. 4th/Hand.