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Son of Richard Yorwarth and Catherine Hobbs from London, England. Husband of Elizabeth Mary Hill also from London.
On 5 August 1918, the Freshfield was en route from Messina, Italy, to Taranto, Italy, when it was torpedoed and sunk by the UC-25 of Lieutenant Karl Dönitz, future Grand Admiral of the Nazi fleet and designated successor to Adolf Hitler. The ship sank 4 miles (6.5 km) north-east of Cape Colonne, south-east of Crotone, Italy, in Ionian Sea. Three sailors lost their lives.
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Commemorated on:
Page 76 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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