William Noel

BORN HULL 07/01/1892. MARRIED HULL 1913. HIS WIFE, LILY (THURSTON) NOEL, AND THREE CHILDREN, LIVED AT 9 LANGDALE CRESCENT, FLINTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF GEORGE & CORNELIA NOEL, ALSO OF FLINTON STREET. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR THE HELLYERS FISHING FLEET. HE HAD JOINED THE SERVICE SIX WEEKS AGO, WHEN HE WAS LOST ON A MINESWEEPER, SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MILFORD. ONE OF THREE BROTHERS LOST AT SEA DURING THE WAR. (HULL DAILY MAIL, 22/11/1917). HIS FATHER WAS ALSO KILLED ON A MINESWEEPER PATROL, ON 11/07/1916

Thuringia, built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Ltd., Beverley in 1913 and operated at the time of her loss by Royal Navy, was a British navy trawler of 297 tons. On November 11th, 1917, Thuringia was captured and sunk by torpedoe, by the German submarine U-95 (Athalwin Prinz), off Youghal, Iceland. 14 persons were lost.

PEOPLE ON BOARD HMT THURINGIA

ALCOCK, WILLIAM COATES (26), Second Hand (no. 6819DA), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of George and Lavina Alcock, of Hull; husband of Minnie Alcock, of 13, John's Terrace, Walcott St., Hessle Rd., Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

AMIS, GEORGE ALFRED (25), Deck Hand (no. 2059SD), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of James and Elvina Amis, of Caister-on-Sea; husband of Alexina Ellen Amis, of Victoria St., Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

ANDERSON, GEORGE PATRICK , Trimmer (no. 2869TS), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of John and Bridget Anderson, of Hull; husband of Alice Anderson, of 5, Ayscough St., Grimsby, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

BLAKELOCK, JOHN WILLIAM (34), Deck Hand (no. 5702DA), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Blakelock; husband of Ellen Bond (formerly Blakelock), of 32, Daubney St., New Cleethorpes, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

CANN, WILLIAM (47), Engineman (no. 3057ES), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Husband of Mary Ann Cann, of 14, Phelps St., New Cleethorpes, Lincs, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

GEORGE, LLEWELLYN (45), Stoker (no. 500V), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Husband of Emma George, of 42, Delhi St., St. Thomas, Swansea, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

GREENACRE, WILLIAM HART (31), Deck Hand (no. 5730DA), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of William Hart and Mary Eliza Greenacre, of King's Lynn, Norfolk; husband of Alice Ann Greenacre, of 65, Albert St., Grimsby, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

GREW, ALBERT EDWARD (17), Deck Boy (no. 958SBD), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Grew, of 365, Convamore Rd., Grimsby, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

HARRIS, CHARLES , Leading Seaman (no. 1347C), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

HURST, THOMAS JOSEPH , Trimmer (no. 2765TS), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

JENKINS, ERNEST (24), Deck Hand (no. 16755DA), H.M. Trawler Thuringia, Royal Naval Reserve, †11/11/1917, Son of William and Eliza Jenkins, of Mumbles, Glam.; husband of Maisie Jenkins, of Thistleboon House, Mumbles, Glam, Memorial: Plymout