GRIMSBY TRAWLERS
THEBAN
THEBAN GY
937
ON
135985
Steam
Trawler
Built Cook,Welton &
Gemmell; 19th December 1913.
202 grt; 90 nrt; 67 hp; 10
knots.
115.3
ft x 21.5 ft x 11.4 ft.
Requisitioned
in September 1914
Converted
into an Auxiliary Patrol Vessel
1914-19
Admiralty Service; Armament 1-6 pdr
Admiralty Nr 617
1918 Returned to her owners,
Thomas Robinson.
Posted missing, on 7th Nov
1919.
Believed Sank after hitting a
mine between the 8th and 14th November 1919.
Reported Lost with all hands
14th November 1919, having struck a mine.
The Times 15th January 1920
At Lloyd's yesterday the
British trawler THEBAN of 202 tons of Grimsby, was officially described as
being "very much overdue". The Theban sailed from Grimsby for a
fishing voyage in the North sea on November 8th.
The owner of the Theban
states that the Grimsby trawler PHOEBE, on November 14, was in company with an
unknown trawler, fishing at a position about 65 miles from the Humber, when she
heard a loud explosion and saw a cloud of flame envelop the other trawler. On
proceeding to the vicinity, the only trace of the other vessel was a few pieces
of splintered fish-room pound boards. This it is thought points to the loss of
the Theban, as she was the only vessel missing about that time, and the owner
is of the opnion that she would be fishing in that locality.
Sister ship to Athenian,
Athelstan and Libyan.
The Crew of the THEBAN
and their Memorial
GY.937
Theban
Missing
since the 7th November 1919.
Henry
James Kew. Skipper
Walter
Bunce. Mate
Alfred
Brough. Chief Engineer
James
Mumby. 2nd Engineer
Charles
W. Johnson. 3rd Hand
Herbert
Mayfield. Trimmer
Frederick
Hotson. Cook
Charles
Forward. Deckhand
John
Albert Watson. Deckhand
Alfred
Charles Harris. Deckhand
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Mercantile Marine
Crew of the Steam Trawler
THEBAN
Died 14th
November 1919
BUNCE, WALTER; Second Hand;
Age: 35
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Bunce;
husband of Frances Bunce (nee Barton),
of 88, Fuller St., New Cleethorpes.
Born at Tottenham, London.
BROUGH, ALFRED; First
Engineer; Age: 45
Husband of Mrs. Brough, of 18,
Durban Rd., Grimsby.
Born at Lambeth, London.
FORWARD, CHARLES; Fourth Hand;
Age: 45
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Forward;
Husband of Emily Wilkinson
(formerly Forward, nee Rowan),
of Back 37, Kent St., Grimsby.
Born at Manchester.
HARRIS, ALFRED CHARLES; Spare
Hand; Age: 18
Son of Mrs. Harris, of 71,
Hildyard St., Grimsby.
Born at Grimsby.
HOTSON, FREDERICK WILLIAM;
Cook; Age: 48
Husband of Mrs. Hotson, of 55,
King Edward St., Grimsby.
Born at Cleethorpes.
JOHNSON, CHARLES WILLIAM;
Third Hand; Age: 30
Son of Mrs. Johnson, of 18,
Spencer St., Grimsby.
Born at Grimsby.
MAYFIELD, HERBERT; Trimmer;
Age: 47
Son of Mary Mayfield and the
late George Mayfield;
Husband of Nellie Mayfield
(nee Corbett), of 70, Hamilton St., Grimsby.
Born at Long Eaton,
Derbyshire.
MUMBY, JAMES; Second Engineer;
Age: 47
Born at Grimsby.
SWANSON, A S; Deck Hand; Royal
Naval Reserve; Age: 30
Service No: 19161/DA(PO)
Husband of A. Swanson, of 25,
Kinnaird St., Wick.
WICK CEMETERY : N. 924.
WATSON, JOHN ALBERT; Fourth
Hand; Age: 25
Husband of Mrs. Watson, of 37,
Donnington St., Grimsby.
Born at Grimsby.
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Fishermans and Seamans
Chapel
In
the centre is a graphic image of
a
grieving mother comforting her child.
And
the inscription above reads
Leave
thy fatherless children,
I
will preserve them alive.
Let
thy widows Trust in Me.
SS
THEIBAN (should read THEBAN)
H
G Kew (ie Henry James Kew).
His
brother was Capt Thomas W. Kew of the CAMEO;
shipwrecked,
Rattray Head 24th December 1915.
W
Bunce; A Brough; J Mumby; W Johnson;
H
Mayfield; T Hotson; C Forward; J A Watson
A
C Harris
Thanks to Fiona McIlduff
for
taking these photographs
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Raymond Forward