SMITH, JOSEPH

Rank: Private
Service No: 325914
Date of Death: 17/04/1917
Age: 17
Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
2nd/8th Bn.
Grave Reference 42. D. 18.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. W. Smith, of 114, Macaulay St., Grimsby.

also buried in the same grave is his sister,
Rose, who died on the same day, aged 6 years.
SMITH, JOHN

Rank: Trimmer
Service No: 6764/TS
Date of Death: 19/07/1918
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M.S. "Attentive III."
Grave Reference 53. B. 15.

Additional Information: Son of Elizabeth Smith of 104, Charlton St., Grimsby, and the late John Smith.
SPINDLEY, ALFRED EDWARD

Rank: Engineman
Date of Death: 15/03/1919
Age: 39
Regiment/Service: Mercantile Marine Reserve
H.M.S. "Eaglet."
Grave Reference 43. B. 19.
SPRINGALL, VICTOR

Rank: Deck Hand
Service No: 12573/DA
Date of Death: 05/08/1918
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M. Trawler "Seddon."
Grave Reference 43. B. 4.

Additional Information: Son of Robert and Annie Springall, of Grimsby; husband of Jane Allen (formerly Springall), of 15, Back Walmsley St., Fleetwood, Lancs.
STACEY, ALBERT

Rank: Private
Service No: 7730
Date of Death: 19/11/1914
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
3rd Bn.
Grave Reference 41. D. 10.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stacey, of 4, Potters Yard, Bridge St., Gainsborough.
STAPLES, HERBERT

Rank:Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class
Service No:M/1464
Date of Death: 19/08/1915
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M. Submarine E.13.
Grave Reference 3. H. 26.
STEADMAN, GILBERT

Rank: Officer's Steward 2nd Class
Service No: M.C/1654
Date of Death: 01/10/1919
Age: 49
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Cotswold."
Grave Reference 43. C. 21.

Additional Information: Son of John Steadman and Margaret Steadman (nee Morrison), of Charlestown, Fife; husband of Harriet Blackwell Steadman, of 7, Hopgood St., Shepherds Bush, London.
STEEPLES, HERBERT

Rank: Private
Service No: 241053
Date of Death: 16/08/1918
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters
(Notts and Derby Regiment)
5th Bn.
Grave Reference 50. I. 1.
STEPHENSON, ALBERT

Rank: Trimmer
Service No: 201/TS
Date of Death: 18/03/1915
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M. Trawler "Lord Airedale."
Grave Reference 41. D. 18.
STEPHENSON, JOHN WILLIAM

Rank: Second Hand
Service No: 657/SA
Date of Death: 29/03/1916
Age: 51
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M. Trawler "Goshawk II."
Grave Reference 42. B. 3.

Additional Information: Husband of Elizabeth Stephenson, of 13, Humber Square, Grimsby.
STEWART, JOHN

Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 14216
Date of Death: 04/01/1918
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
"B" Coy. 1st Bn.
Grave Reference 41. C. 3.

Additional Information: Husband of Betsy Eveline Stewart, of 39, Harold St., New Clee, Grimsby.
STIFF, FREDERICK ARTHUR

Rank: Private
Service No: 4466
Date of Death: 30/08/1917
Regiment/Service: 14th (King's) Hussars
Grave Reference 76. D. 10.
STIRLAND, JOHN

Rank: Engineman
Service No: 1274/ES
Date of Death: 22/05/1919
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M.S. "Pembroke."
Grave Reference 57. E. 6.
STONE, FRANCIS CARL GERRARD

Rank: Private
Service No: 10/1140
Date of Death: 11/09/1916
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: East Yorkshire Regiment
10th Bn.
Grave Reference 55. H. 23.
STRATFORD, SIDNEY

Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class
Service No: 142720
Date of Death: 14/04/1916
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy (R.F.R./CH./A./1663).
H.M. Trawler "Alberta."
Grave Reference 42. B. 7.
STRATTON, CHARLES WILLIAM

Rank: Private
Service No: 29895
Date of Death: 17/06/1917
Age: 33
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
16th Bn.
Grave Reference 42. D. 21.
SULLIVAN, DANIEL

Rank: Trimmer
Service No: 4577/TS
Date of Death: 06/01/1916
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M. Trawler "Courtier."
Grave Reference 76. G. 16.

Daniel was born on March 22nd, 1867 in London, the son of Cornelius and Catherine Murphy.
Daniel enlisted on October 26th, 1915. He was 5 feet 9 inches tall with a girth of 42 inches. He had blue eyes and was of fair complexion.
Daniel was posted to HMS Pekin before serving as a trimmer on board HM Trawler Courtier. Pekin was the auxiliary patrol shore base at Grimsby from 1907 through to 1919.

Daniel was among the crew of eleven killed on January 6th, 1916 when HMT Courtier was blown up by a mine off Kilnsea, Spurn Head. The mine was probably from UC-6. He is buried in Grimsby [Scartho Road] Cemetery.

details provided by
Colm Murphy, St John's School, Gravesend
SUNLEY, WILLIAM

Rank: Petty Officer
Service No: 239461(CH)
Date of Death: 10/06/1918
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
H.M.S. "Low Tyne."
Grave Reference 42. C. 27.
SUTTON, WILLIAM

Rank: Deck Hand
Service No: 3903/DA
Date of Death: 10/05/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Reserve
H.M. Trawler "Lord Ridley."
Grave Reference 54. F. 3.
SWEATMAN, ERNEST HERBERT

Rank: Private
Service No: 67932
Date of Death: 07/11/1918
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters
(Notts and Derby Regiment)
4th Bn.
Grave Reference 43. D. 9.

Additional Information: Son of Mr. Sweatman and Mrs. S. A. Sweatman, of 76, Elsenham Rd., Little Coates, Grimsby.