Frederick Tharratt

A Fireman and Trimmer with S.S. Wayfarer (Liverpool), Frederick died on 19th of August 1944 at the age of 28.

Frederick was born at Hull on 13 August 1916, a son of Ellerby and Mary Ann Tharratt (Note CWGC gives his parents as Mr and Mrs Joseph Tharrat: information here from Frederick' baptism record). He was baptised at Saint Paul's Church, Sculcoates, on 27 August 1916 and his family lived at 3 Peck's Terrace, Rodney Street. 

In 1940 Frederick married Ethel May Webb at Ipswich and she lived at 44 Shakespeare Road, Whitton, Ipswich.

Frederick served on a number of ships during the war including 'U.S.A.T. Geo. W. Goethals' and the 'Port Adelaide'. He was a member of the crew of the S.S. Wayfarer when the ship was sunk on 19 August 1944 and Frederick was missing supposed drowned in the loss of the vessel.

Subsequently Ethel married Norman Riches and lived at 41 Lorne Park Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.