Son of George and Elizabeth Nossiter, of 18, Harbour Terrace, West Hartlepool; husband of Emily Nossiter, of Lax Terrace, Wolviston, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.
1901 census
Harbr Terr 22 West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool Christ Church Durham
Geo Nossiter Head M 33 M Dock Gateman Worker Durham West Hpool
Emily Nossiter Wife M 30 F Durham West Hpool
NORTHERN DAILY MAIL MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915.
THE LOSS OF A PATROL BOAT
Details of the Disaster
The Press Bureau at 11.15 last night issued the following--- The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement
" H.M. Tug Char was sunk in collision with the steamship Frivan early on the morning of the 16th inst. It is feared that the whole of the crew have been lost."
Further details of the disaster show that during the terrific gale which prevailed in the Downs on Saturday morning the Char was endeavouring to get alongside a steamship to examine her, when she fouled the vessel’s bows and was cut below the waterline. The wind and sea at the time were terrific. Cries for help could be heard from the Char’s crew as she rapidly filled and drifted away in the dark. No assistance could be given from those on board the steamer, as no boats could be lowered. It is stated that the Char carried a crew of from twelve to fourteen.
The captain of the steamship reports that after she struck, the tugboat drifted away and nothing more was seen of her. He was powerless to render assistance, as great walls of water swept over their vessel. He sent up rockets for assistance. With great difficulty the Deal lifeboat was launched, but the gale was so fierce that the men had to hold on to save themselves from being washed overboard, while they had to reef their sail down to the bottom notch. For hours the lifeboatmen searched in vain for the patrol boat and any signs of her crew, all of whom have now been given up for lost. It is believed that the force of the hurricane blew the tugboat on to the Goodwins. The lifeboatmen came back and stood by the steamer all night. When coming ashore next morning, they were sent back to the Goodwins as another vessel was observed stranded there, but when the lifeboatmen reached the sands the vessel had disappeared. The lifeboatmen returned at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, having been but twelve hours in terrible weather.
Seven Local Men Among the Crew
As reported in our special edition yesterday, the crew of the Char included a number of Hartlepools men. The captain, J.P. Whale, lived at South Shields, but the following members of the crew belonged to the Hartlepools: R. Fergus (mate), ?5, Dent Street: W. Booth (chief engineer), 10, Dover Street: G. Nossiter (second engineer), 1, Dock Gate Cottages: E. Booth, 10, Dover Street, West Hartlepool: J. E. Hunter, 106, Sheriff st., West Hartlepool, and W. Hatch, 4, Alma Street, Hartlepool (fireman): and M. Hastings, 17, Wells Yard, Hartlepool (deck hand). The two Booths are father and son
His name also appears on the Railway Memorial in York
1901 census
Harbr Terr 22 West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool Christ Church Durham
Geo Nossiter Head M 33 M Dock Gateman Worker Durham West Hpool
Emily Nossiter Wife M 30 F Durham West Hpool
NORTHERN DAILY MAIL MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915.
THE LOSS OF A PATROL BOAT
Details of the Disaster
The Press Bureau at 11.15 last night issued the following--- The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement
" H.M. Tug Char was sunk in collision with the steamship Frivan early on the morning of the 16th inst. It is feared that the whole of the crew have been lost."
Further details of the disaster show that during the terrific gale which prevailed in the Downs on Saturday morning the Char was endeavouring to get alongside a steamship to examine her, when she fouled the vessel’s bows and was cut below the waterline. The wind and sea at the time were terrific. Cries for help could be heard from the Char’s crew as she rapidly filled and drifted away in the dark. No assistance could be given from those on board the steamer, as no boats could be lowered. It is stated that the Char carried a crew of from twelve to fourteen.
The captain of the steamship reports that after she struck, the tugboat drifted away and nothing more was seen of her. He was powerless to render assistance, as great walls of water swept over their vessel. He sent up rockets for assistance. With great difficulty the Deal lifeboat was launched, but the gale was so fierce that the men had to hold on to save themselves from being washed overboard, while they had to reef their sail down to the bottom notch. For hours the lifeboatmen searched in vain for the patrol boat and any signs of her crew, all of whom have now been given up for lost. It is believed that the force of the hurricane blew the tugboat on to the Goodwins. The lifeboatmen came back and stood by the steamer all night. When coming ashore next morning, they were sent back to the Goodwins as another vessel was observed stranded there, but when the lifeboatmen reached the sands the vessel had disappeared. The lifeboatmen returned at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, having been but twelve hours in terrible weather.
Seven Local Men Among the Crew
As reported in our special edition yesterday, the crew of the Char included a number of Hartlepools men. The captain, J.P. Whale, lived at South Shields, but the following members of the crew belonged to the Hartlepools: R. Fergus (mate), ?5, Dent Street: W. Booth (chief engineer), 10, Dover Street: G. Nossiter (second engineer), 1, Dock Gate Cottages: E. Booth, 10, Dover Street, West Hartlepool: J. E. Hunter, 106, Sheriff st., West Hartlepool, and W. Hatch, 4, Alma Street, Hartlepool (fireman): and M. Hastings, 17, Wells Yard, Hartlepool (deck hand). The two Booths are father and son
His name also appears on the Railway Memorial in York
Son of George and Elizabeth Nossiter, of 18, Harbour Terrace, West Hartlepool; husband of Emily Nossiter, of Lax Terrace, Wolviston, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.
1901 census
Harbr Terr 22 West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool Christ Church Durham
Geo Nossiter Head M 33 M Dock Gateman Worker Durham West Hpool
Emily Nossiter Wife M 30 F Durham West Hpool
NORTHERN DAILY MAIL MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915.
THE LOSS OF A PATROL BOAT
Details of the Disaster
The Press Bureau at 11.15 last night issued the following--- The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement
" H.M. Tug Char was sunk in collision with the steamship Frivan early on the morning of the 16th inst. It is feared that the whole of the crew have been lost."
Further details of the disaster show that during the terrific gale which prevailed in the Downs on Saturday morning the Char was endeavouring to get alongside a steamship to examine her, when she fouled the vessel’s bows and was cut below the waterline. The wind and sea at the time were terrific. Cries for help could be heard from the Char’s crew as she rapidly filled and drifted away in the dark. No assistance could be given from those on board the steamer, as no boats could be lowered. It is stated that the Char carried a crew of from twelve to fourteen.
The captain of the steamship reports that after she struck, the tugboat drifted away and nothing more was seen of her. He was powerless to render assistance, as great walls of water swept over their vessel. He sent up rockets for assistance. With great difficulty the Deal lifeboat was launched, but the gale was so fierce that the men had to hold on to save themselves from being washed overboard, while they had to reef their sail down to the bottom notch. For hours the lifeboatmen searched in vain for the patrol boat and any signs of her crew, all of whom have now been given up for lost. It is believed that the force of the hurricane blew the tugboat on to the Goodwins. The lifeboatmen came back and stood by the steamer all night. When coming ashore next morning, they were sent back to the Goodwins as another vessel was observed stranded there, but when the lifeboatmen reached the sands the vessel had disappeared. The lifeboatmen returned at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, having been but twelve hours in terrible weather.
Seven Local Men Among the Crew
As reported in our special edition yesterday, the crew of the Char included a number of Hartlepools men. The captain, J.P. Whale, lived at South Shields, but the following members of the crew belonged to the Hartlepools: R. Fergus (mate), ?5, Dent Street: W. Booth (chief engineer), 10, Dover Street: G. Nossiter (second engineer), 1, Dock Gate Cottages: E. Booth, 10, Dover Street, West Hartlepool: J. E. Hunter, 106, Sheriff st., West Hartlepool, and W. Hatch, 4, Alma Street, Hartlepool (fireman): and M. Hastings, 17, Wells Yard, Hartlepool (deck hand). The two Booths are father and son
His name also appears on the Railway Memorial in York
1901 census
Harbr Terr 22 West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool Christ Church Durham
Geo Nossiter Head M 33 M Dock Gateman Worker Durham West Hpool
Emily Nossiter Wife M 30 F Durham West Hpool
NORTHERN DAILY MAIL MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915.
THE LOSS OF A PATROL BOAT
Details of the Disaster
The Press Bureau at 11.15 last night issued the following--- The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement
" H.M. Tug Char was sunk in collision with the steamship Frivan early on the morning of the 16th inst. It is feared that the whole of the crew have been lost."
Further details of the disaster show that during the terrific gale which prevailed in the Downs on Saturday morning the Char was endeavouring to get alongside a steamship to examine her, when she fouled the vessel’s bows and was cut below the waterline. The wind and sea at the time were terrific. Cries for help could be heard from the Char’s crew as she rapidly filled and drifted away in the dark. No assistance could be given from those on board the steamer, as no boats could be lowered. It is stated that the Char carried a crew of from twelve to fourteen.
The captain of the steamship reports that after she struck, the tugboat drifted away and nothing more was seen of her. He was powerless to render assistance, as great walls of water swept over their vessel. He sent up rockets for assistance. With great difficulty the Deal lifeboat was launched, but the gale was so fierce that the men had to hold on to save themselves from being washed overboard, while they had to reef their sail down to the bottom notch. For hours the lifeboatmen searched in vain for the patrol boat and any signs of her crew, all of whom have now been given up for lost. It is believed that the force of the hurricane blew the tugboat on to the Goodwins. The lifeboatmen came back and stood by the steamer all night. When coming ashore next morning, they were sent back to the Goodwins as another vessel was observed stranded there, but when the lifeboatmen reached the sands the vessel had disappeared. The lifeboatmen returned at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, having been but twelve hours in terrible weather.
Seven Local Men Among the Crew
As reported in our special edition yesterday, the crew of the Char included a number of Hartlepools men. The captain, J.P. Whale, lived at South Shields, but the following members of the crew belonged to the Hartlepools: R. Fergus (mate), ?5, Dent Street: W. Booth (chief engineer), 10, Dover Street: G. Nossiter (second engineer), 1, Dock Gate Cottages: E. Booth, 10, Dover Street, West Hartlepool: J. E. Hunter, 106, Sheriff st., West Hartlepool, and W. Hatch, 4, Alma Street, Hartlepool (fireman): and M. Hastings, 17, Wells Yard, Hartlepool (deck hand). The two Booths are father and son
His name also appears on the Railway Memorial in York
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