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War Memorial of the Merchant Navy
London, Greater London, England
Tower Hill Memorial


The men behind the names
 Jenkins, Jones, Keech, Laing, Leech, Lloyd, Long, Lucas, Miller, Morris, Moyse,
O'Reilly, Owen, Petley, Price, Pritchard, Rees, Richards

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The names are taken from other memorials but which are also commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.
Daniel John Jenkins
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
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Add. Information:		 Able Seaman
abt. 1917
14 April 1942
25
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Empire Amethyst" (Middlesbrough)
Son of John and Annie Jenkins,
of Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Owen Jenkins
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Age:
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Add. Information:		 Mate
abt. 1870
20 April 1916
46
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Whitgift" (London)
Husband of Mary Ann Jenkins,
of Bay View Terrace, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire.
Born at Dinas Cross.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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Benjamin Thomas Jones
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Add. Information:		 Cook
abt. 1919
14 April 1942
23
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Empire Amethyst" (Middlesbrough)
Son of Elias and Phoebe Anne Jones.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Owen Emanuel Jones
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Add. Information:		 Chief Officer
abt. 1893
24 July 1941
48
S. S. "Macon" (Liverpool)
Son of Humphrey and Ellen Jones,
husband of Margaret Jones,
of Holyhead, Anglesey.
Also see the war memorial in Rhosneigr, Anglesey, Wales

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Edgar William Thomas Keech
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Date of Death:
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Add. Information:		 Able Seaman
abt. 1893
18 February 1942
49
S. S. "Somme" (London)
Son of Joseph and Maria Keech,
husband of Lilian Rose Keech,
of Oakley, Bedfordshire.
Also see the war memorial in Oakley Bedford, England

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Alexander Laing
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
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Add. Information:		 First Radio Officer
abt. 1922
11 September 1941
19
S. S. "Stonepool" (West Hartlepool)
Son of David and Helen Man Laing,
of Cortachy, Angus.
Also see the war memorial in Cortachy, Angus, Scotland

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Victor C. Leech
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Deck Boy
abt. 1923
31 December 1939
16
S. S. "Box Hill" (London)
Care of Portishead Sea School.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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Elwyn Lloyd
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Ordinary Seaman
abt. 1923
14 April 1942
19
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Empire Amethyst" (Middlesbrough)
Son of William and Beatrice Lloyd.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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James Gilbert Long
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Date of Death:
Age:
Ship
Add. Information:		 Deck Boy
abt. 1902
27 June 1918
16
H. M. H. S. "Llandovery Castle" (London)
Son of William Edward and Ellen Hannah Long (nee Hailstone),
of 2, Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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Albert James Lucas
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Date of Birth
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 First Radio Officer
abt. 1916
23 January 1943
27
S. S. "Lackenby" (West Hartlepool)
Son of George and Mabel Edith Lucas,
of Errol, Perthshire.
Also see the war memorial in Caputh, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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Robert D. Miller
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Master
abt. 1905
18 March 1943
38
M. V. "Canadian Star" (London)
Son of Robert Bushell Miller and Edith Alice Miller,
husband of Doris Mary Miller,
of Prescot, Lancashire.
Awarded Lloyd's War Medal.
King's Commendation for Brave Conduct.
Also see the war memorial in Penybont, Powys, Wales

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Ivor James Morris
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Able Seaman
abt. 1917
14 April 1942
25
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Empire Amethyst" (Middlesbrough)
Son of Thomas and Ann Morris.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Paul William Morris (CWGC: William Paul Morris)
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Able Seaman
abt. 1905
29 September 1940
35
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Bassa" (Liverpool)
Husband of Jane Morris,
of Dingle, Liverpool.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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George Moyse
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Able Seaman
abt. 1886
14 April 1917
31
S. S. "Lena" (Cardiff)
Son of Joseph Moyse,
of 1, Westcroft Terrace, Appledore, Devon,
and the late Mary Elizabeth Moyse.
Born at Appledore.
Also see the war memorial in Appledore, Devon, England

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Albert Charles O'Reilly
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Cook
abt. 1927
06 February 1943
16
S. S. "Polyktor" (Greece)
Son of J. Joseph and Ethel Rose Annie O'Reilly,
of Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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Hugh Owen (CWGC: Huw Jeffrey Owen)
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Second Officer
abt. 1917
26 April 1941
24
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Henri Mory" (Swansea)
Son of Robert Jeffrey and Annie Owen,
of Whitchurch, Cardiff,
husband of Margaret Georgina Owen.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Robert Goronwy Owen
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Chief Officer
abt. 1898
16 February 1942
44
S. S. "Somme" (London)
Also see the war memorial in Rhosneigr, Anglesey, Wales

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James Petley
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Chief Officer
abt. 1902
20 January 1941
39
S. S. "Florian" (Liverpool)
Son of James and Caroline Clara Petley,
husband of Florence Maud Petley,
of Appledore, Devon.
Also see the war memorial in Appledore, Devon, England

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Norman Price
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Third Officer
abt. 1923
04 April 1943
20
M. V. "Shillong" (London)
Son of William and Edith Martha Price,
of Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
Also see the war memorial in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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John P. Pritchard
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Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Chief Engineer Officer
abt. 1885
09 February 1941
56
S. S. "Britannic" (Hull)
Also see the war memorial in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

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Charles David Rees
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
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Add. Information:		 Mess Room Steward
abt. 1900
27 November 1915
15
S. S. "Tringa" (Cork)
Son of David Thomas and Mary Annie Rees,
of 25, North St., Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Also see the war memorial in Welsh Back, Bristol, England

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John Edward Richards
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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Age:
Ship:
Add. Information:		 Mess Room Steward
abt. 1899
14 May 1918
19
Mercantile Marine, S. S. "Woolston" (London)
Son of Isabella Richards (nee Williams),
of Gate, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire,
and the late Thomas Richards.
Also see the war memorial in Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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