First Radio Officer Gustavus Fenton

Abt 1890 - 1940  (50 years)

• Name	Gustavus Fenton
  Prefix	First Radio Officer
  Birth	Abt Aug 1890	Rawcliffe, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Birth quarter      4 Birth year      1890 Mother's maiden name      Braithwaite District      Goole County      Yorkshire Country      England Volume      9C Page      761 Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Births Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Christening	31 Aug 1890	Rawcliffe, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Birth year      - Baptism year      1890 Baptism date      31 Aug 1890 Baptism place      Rawcliffe Denomination      Anglican Father's first name(s)      Samuel Father's occupation      Labourer Mother's first name(s)      Rose County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Doncaster Family History Society copyright Doncaster Family History Society First name(s)      Gustavas Last name      Fenton Birth year      - Baptism year      1890 Baptism date      31 Aug 1890 Baptism place      Rawcliffe Denomination      Anglican Father's first name(s)      Samuel Father's last name      - Mother's first name(s)      Rose County      Yorkshire (West Riding) Country      England Archive      Doncaster Archives Archive reference      P60-1-A6 Page      71 Record set      Yorkshire Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		I18628 - Baptism Gustavus Fenton 31081890 I18628 - Baptism Gustavus Fenton 31081890
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Rawcliffe, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	5 Dobella Road, St James
  Memorial	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Birth year      1890 Age      50 Death year      1940 Death date      30 Sep 1940 War      Second World War, 1939-1945 Number      - Rank      First Radio Officer Unit      S.S. Samala (Liverpool) Regiment      Merchant Navy Grave reference      Panel 91. Cemetery or Memorial      Tower Hill Memorial Burial country      United Kingdom Additional information      Son of Samuel and Rose Fenton; husband of Minnie Fenton. Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Second World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Military	WWII
  	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Age      50 Birth year      1890 Service number      - Rank      First Radio Officer Regiment      Merchant Navy Unit or regiment      S.S. Samala (Liverpool) Year      1940 Death year      1940 Death date      30 Sep 1940 Country      United Kingdom View the original source      View the record's source Original source      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Record set      World War 2 Allies Collection Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Second World War Collections from      Americas, Australia & New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Overseas / Unknown
  Residence	1940	320 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, , Lancashire, England
  Military	30 Sep 1940
  	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Birth year      1890 Birth date      - Service number      - Rank      - Year      1914-18 Death year      1940 Death date      30 Sep 1940 Corps      - Service      Merchant Navy Stories      - Links      Gustavus:1911 Census Source      View the Source record Copyright      - User facts      Place of Death : Canada At sea Nature of Death : Civilian war death Torpedoed by U-37, in the mid Atlantic, on the way to Garston from Jamaica with a cargo of bananas. All 67 on board were lost including the First Radio Operator, Gustavus. Place of Birth : United Kingdom Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire Country      Great Britain Record set      Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918 Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown copyright Findmypast 2019
  Death	30 Sep 1940	S.S. Samala At Sea, Canada
  	First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Age      50 Birth year      1890 Service number      - Rank      First Radio Officer Regiment      Merchant Navy Unit or regiment      S.S. Samala (Liverpool) Year      1940 Death year      1940 Death date      30 Sep 1940 Country      United Kingdom View the original source      View the record's source Original source      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Record set      World War 2 Allies Collection Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Second World War Collections from      Americas, Australia & New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Overseas / Unknown First name(s)      Gustavus Last name      Fenton Birth year      1890 Birth date      - Service number      - Rank      - Year      1914-18 Death year      1940 Death date      30 Sep 1940 Corps      - Service      Merchant Navy Stories      - Links      Gustavus:1911 Census Source      View the Source record Copyright      - User facts      Place of Death : Canada At sea Nature of Death : Civilian war death Torpedoed by U-37, in the mid Atlantic, on the way to Garston from Jamaica with a cargo of bananas. All 67 on board were lost including the First Radio Operator, Gustavus. Place of Birth : United Kingdom Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire Country      Great Britain Record set      Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918 Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      First World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown copyright Findmypast 2019 Name      Gustavus Fenton Death Date      30 Sep 1940 Death Place      Lancashire, England Probate Date      4 Oct 1941 Probate Registry      Lancashire, England
  Probate	4 Oct 1941	, , Lancashire, England
  	Name      Gustavus Fenton Death Date      30 Sep 1940 Death Place      Lancashire, England Probate Date      4 Oct 1941 Probate Registry      Lancashire, England
  _UID	CD40422B83D045A3871997D3E3E7D52C8A83
  Person ID	I18628	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel Fenton,   b. Abt 1861, Morley, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Rose Braithwaite,   b. 25 Mar 1867, Rawcliffe, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul and Sep 1925, District Wakefield
  Marriage	Between Apr and Jun 1889	District Goole   [4]
  	First name(s) Rose Last name Braithwaite Banns year 1888 Banns date 15 Jul 1888 Place Rawcliffe Residence Rawcliffe Spouse's first name(s) Samuel Spouse's last name Fenton Spouse's residence Rawcliffe County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive Doncaster Archives Archive reference P 60 1 D 3 Page 18 Record set Yorkshire Banns Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain
  Family ID	F5605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Taylor,   b. 3 Feb 1888, Oswaldtwistle, , Lancashire, England d. 6 Sep 1942, 15 Park Lane, Oswaldtwistle, , Lancashire, England (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct and Dec 1919	District Blackburn   [5]
  Children	1. Iris Fenton,   b. 26 Sep 1922, Oswaldtwistle, , Lancashire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1940 - 320 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, , Lancashire, England Probate - 4 Oct 1941 - , , Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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