Hilton Ernest Bates (1910 - 1944)

Ancestors

Husband of Gladys May (Shanlank) Bates — married 19 Mar 1934 (to 29 Jun 1944) in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia

Died 29 Jun 1944 at age 34 in At Sea

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Biography

Hilton was born in 1910. He was the son of Thomas Bates and Louisa Smith. He passed away in 1944.

Hilton’s Merchant ship, the “Nellore”, was torpedoed and sank some where in the Atlentic Ocean. Hilton wasn’t listed as one of the survivors.

After his death his widowed wife married his older brother Reginald.

Death

Petty OfficerBATES, HILTON ERNEST

Service Number S3748

Died 29/06/1944

Aged 34

Royal Australian Naval Reserve

Son of Thomas William and Louisa May Bates; husband of Gladys May Bates, of Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia.

SS Nellore

nationality:  british

purpose:  transport

type:  passenger/cargo

ship propulsion:  steam

date built:  1913

is nickname:  no

tonnage:  6942 

grt dimensions:  142 x 15.9 x 9.3 m

material:  steel

engine:  2 x 4 cyl. quadruple expansion steam engines, dual shaft, 2 screws, 2 double boilers & 1 Auxiliary boiler, 15 corrugated furnaces

power:  710  n.h.p.

speed:  14  knots

yard no.:  324

IMO/Off. no.:  135325

call sign:  GQRX  

cause lost:  torpedo

date lost:  29/06/1944 [dd/mm/yyyy]

casualties:  † max.79

rank: 609 people

builder:  J. Caird & Co., Greenock

engine by:  J. Caird & Co., Greenock

last owner:  [1] Eastern & Australian Steamship Co., London SS Nellore (+1944) period 1929 ~ 1944 IMO/Off. no.: 135325 call sign:

prev. owners:  [2] Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. - P&O - P & O, London SS Nellore period 1913 ~ 1929 IMO/Off. no.: 135325

captain:  † Frederick Oliver Colvin

Research Notes

His Widow married his older brother.

Sources

• https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4395201

• https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?31571

• https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2475300/bates,-hilton-ernest/

• Death information

https://www.wrecksite.eu/peopleView.aspx?281294

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-VLRS : 27 July 2019), Hilton Ernest Bates, 1944; Burial, Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, Plymouth Naval Memorial; citing record ID 13286650, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #13286650

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/LH85-936