Richard Allison Wilson

A Chief Engineer with S.S. Planudes, Richard died on 18th of January 1917 at the age of 29. 

Richard was born at Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1888, a son of Richard Allison Wilson and Ann Llewellyn Wilson. In 1891 he was living with his grandmother, Ellen Llewellyn, at Burnaby Street, Byker. In 1901 he was living with his parents at 11 Mason Street, Byker. 

In 1911 Richard was the Second Engineer on the S.S. Active (London) at King’s Lynn. 

On 26 June 1913 Richard married Vaironica Jones at Christchurch, Lowestoft. Richard was an engineer living at Heaton, Newcastle, and Vaironica lived at Anguish Street. They lived at Bath Cottage. In 1919 Vaironica married Daniel Cooper and lived at 51 Whapload Road. 

On 18 January 1917 the Planudes was en route from Newcastle upon Tyne to Trouville, France, with a cargo of coal. The ship struck a mine, off Whitby, and sank. Richard was one of eleven crew killed in the loss of the ship.  

Richard’s son, also named Richard, served in the Royal Navy and died in 1942.