Alexander Cuthbert

1878 - 1918  (40 years)

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• Name	Alexander Cuthbert
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1878	North Shields, Tyne And Wear
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	75, Rudyerd Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
  Residence	1917	18, Grosvenor Place, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
  Military Service	1911-1918
  	Merchant Marine: Master Steam Cargo Ship Ethellinda
  	The vessel was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UC-31 about five miles north west of Anglesey. Captain Cuthbert was awarded the Merchant Marine Medal postumously
  Died	29 Jan 1918	The Skerries, Anglesey, Wales
  Commemoration	1920	Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London
  Military Award	15 Feb 1924
  	Mercantile Marine Medal
  	Awareded postumously to his widow
  Person ID	I847	Extended Craxford Family | Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree, Judith's paternal family tree
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	David Cuthbert,   b. 1851, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1918  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Maria Went,   b. 1852, Essex ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11009	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Florence May Anderson,   b. 1878, North Shields, Tyne And Wear ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1904	North Shields, Tyne And Wear   [1]
  Children	1. Rose Cuthbert,   b. 1907, North Shields, Tyne And Wear ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Henry L Simpson as a boy Henry Simpson seen with his uncle (Capt Anderson) and aunts (Florence and ???). Also seen is his grandmother Anderson.
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2007
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1878 - North Shields, Tyne And Wear Married - 1904 - North Shields, Tyne And Wear Commemoration - 1920 - Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Capt. Cuthbert Husband of Florence Anderson.
  		Captain Alexander Cuthbert Husband of Florence Anderson
  		The Mercantile Marine War Medal Established in 1919, this medal was issued by the Board of Trade for service in the Merchant Navy after a voyage through a war zone during the war. Cast in bronze the front shows the head of King George V; the reverse shows a merchant ship in a stormy sea surrounded by a laurel leaf. The ribbon reflects the ship's lights (red - port; green - starboard; white - masthead) Text: The Great War 1914 - 1918 website.
  		Certificates of Competency Alexander rapidly progressed through the ranks making 2nd mate at 21, first mate at 22 and master at 24.

  
  

  Headstones

  WG: Cuthbert, Alexander Photograph of crew of Ethelinda detail from Ethelinda to Excel Benjidog Tower Hill Website.

  
  

  Medal Cards

  Cuthbert, Alexander He was master of the steam cargo ship Ethelinda which was sunk by a U-boat in January 1918. He was postumously awarded the Merchant Marine medal and the British War medal

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Tynemouth 10b 358 (JFM 1904) (Reliability: 3).