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Name : Charles Frederick Fryer Son of the late Henry William Fryer and Julia Fryer (née Marshall); husband of Mary Ann Fryer, of Marjorie Villa, Grange Rd., East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Born 1864 Yarmouth. Married 1892 Mary Ann Hawkes (registered Islington Jun qtr 1892); no children. |
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Census information : 1871 : Henry and Julia Fryer, with their children including Charles aged 6, are at Oakfield Cottage, East Cowes Park. Henry Fryer is a Master Mariner. 1881 : not located 1891 : not located 1901 : Charles and Mary Fryer, with their niece Ada Hawkes, are at Solent Villa, York Ave., East Cowes. Charles Fryer is a Master Mariner. 1911 : Charles and Mary Fryer, with their niece Ada Hawkes, are at Marjorie Villa, Grange Rd., East Cowes. Charles Fryer is a Master Mariner (Yacht Captain). |
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Service Details : [Captain] First Mate Charles Frederick Fryer, s.s. Bulgarian, Mercantile Marine. |
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Casualty Details : Died 20 January 1917, aged 52. Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
East Cowes War Memorial County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle Charles Fryer is named in the IW Football Association Roll of Honour Masonic Roll of Honour record ... |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Saturday, January 24, 1920 Page 1 Killed in Action FRYER. - In loving memory of my dear uncle, Charles Frederick Fryer, who was drowned on Jan. 20, 1917, by the sinking of the s.s. Bulgarian. - His loving niece Ada. |
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Further Information : On January 20th, 1917, the British steamer SS Bulgarian, on a voyage from Cartagena to Garston with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine U-84 (Walter Roehr), some 50 miles west of the Fastnet. 14 persons were killed. S S Bulgarian wreck site |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page last updated : 3 April 2012 - added to website |
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