Captain Frederick Bates
Captain Frederick Bates
Regiment/Unit: Mercantile Marine - S.S. Meroe
Theatre of War: Home
Age at death: 57
Date of death: 17th of February 1919
Burial / Memorial: Manchester Southern Cemetery - Screen Wall.
BMD details:
Frederick Bates married Maud E Craven 19/05/1904 at Eccleston St Thomas.
Family details:
Husband of Maud Elizabeth Bates, of 98, Prescot Rd., St. Helens. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Eccleston (St. Thomas) Churchyard Extension.
Census details:
1911 - Shows Maud Elizabeth at 98 Prescot Road St Helens with her daughter Emily Alice (22) There is no mention of Frederick being at home.
Notes:
[comment]William Frederick Bates was the son of Frederick and Maud Elizabeth Bates, born c.1895. Following his father's profession, he served two years as a Cadet on H.M. Training Ship Conway and in 1911 began his naval apprenticeship on Messrs. Hogarth's "Baron" Steamers. Circa 1916 he entered the R.N.V.R.[/comment]
[comment]William Frederick Bates was the son of Frederick and Maud Elizabeth Bates, born c.1895. Following his father's profession, he served two years as a Cadet on H.M. Training Ship Conway and in 1911 began his naval apprenticeship on Messrs. Hogarth's "Baron" Steamers. Circa 1916 he entered the R.N.V.R.[/comment]
Captain Frederick Bates is mentioned on [url=http://smithyheritagecentre.org.uk/captain-frederick-bates-local-hero/]The Smithy Heritage Centre[/url] Website.
[pic]imgs/sppics/Capt_Bates.jpg[/pic][caption][caption]The Plaque in St.Thomas Church, Eccleston to Captain Bates.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan[/caption]
