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Edwin Stott (x260)
17/06/1862 –07/12/1916

Edwin Stott (x260)

Edwin Stott (x260)

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Edwin Stott born 17th June 1862, died 7th December 1916

Edwin was born in Lewisham, London.  His father was a doctor.  He married Azila Marianne Smith on 13 June 1833 in Southwell Minister and moved to Berkhamsted.  They had three children; however Edwin appears to have been away at sea for much of the time.

He was a merchant seaman, the Master of S.S. Conch, which was a tanker. 

On December 7th, 1916, the British tanker Conch, on a voyage from Calcutta & Rangoon to Thames with a cargo of benzine, was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-23 (Heinz Ziemer), 10 miles south of Poole or 12 miles SxW1/2W from Anvil Point. [1]  The ship sank within a few hours, on 8th December.  It is likely that Edwin lost his life immediately after the torpedo blast.

An account of the disaster on Heritage Gateway website reads:  A column of burning oil was thrown over the bridge and probably killed all the deck officers at once, since the engine room telegraph remained unaltered. The Chief Engineer took charge and kept the engines at full speed to prevent the ship from being surrounded by burning oil. The engine room crew remained below until 00.30am when they managed to get on deck through the stoke hold, where they found the bridge completely burnt out and the poop and forward tanks on fire. All the lifeboats had been destroyed.   Only one small boat remained.  7 seamen escaped from the ship.  28 of the crew, including the Master, were killed.

Edwin was posthumously awarded the Mercantile Marine Medal, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial to merchant seamen lost at sea during wartime.[2]

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Edwin Stott born 17th June 1862, died 7th December 1916

Edwin was born in Lewisham, London.  His father was a doctor.  He married Azila Marianne Smith on 13 June 1833 in Southwell Minister and moved to Berkhamsted.  They had three children; however Edwin appears to have been away at sea for much of the time.

He was a merchant seaman, the Master of S.S. Conch, which was a tanker. 

On December 7th, 1916, the British tanker Conch, on a voyage from Calcutta & Rangoon to Thames with a cargo of benzine, was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-23 (Heinz Ziemer), 10 miles south of Poole or 12 miles SxW1/2W from Anvil Point. [1]  The ship sank within a few hours, on 8th December.  It is likely that Edwin lost his life immediately after the torpedo blast.

An account of the disaster on Heritage Gateway website reads:  A column of burning oil was thrown over the bridge and probably killed all the deck officers at once, since the engine room telegraph remained unaltered. The Chief Engineer took charge and kept the engines at full speed to prevent the ship from being surrounded by burning oil. The engine room crew remained below until 00.30am when they managed to get on deck through the stoke hold, where they found the bridge completely burnt out and the poop and forward tanks on fire. All the lifeboats had been destroyed.   Only one small boat remained.  7 seamen escaped from the ship.  28 of the crew, including the Master, were killed.

Edwin was posthumously awarded the Mercantile Marine Medal, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial to merchant seamen lost at sea during wartime.[2]

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