On Tower Hill Memorial is the name of Apprentice Ralph Henderson Robinson, serving on S.S. Belgian Prince (Newcastle) with the Mercantile Marine who died 31/07/1917.

The S.S. “Belgian Prince“, a Merchant Vessel of 4765 tons, was hit by a torpedo from an U Boat U55, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Wilhelm Werner on the 31st July 1917, 175 miles N by NW from Tory Island. 39 lives were lost and the Master, Harry Hassan made prisoner. She was carrying Blue Clay from Liverpool – Newport News. She was sunk the next day by scuttling charges. Read the shocking story.

See also Cyril Joseph Hoey and Richard Thornton Every Name a Story entries.

“He had been away from for less than a fortnight when he was drowned, and had been at home as a consequence of having been torpedoed previously. A month ago he gave an exhibition of high diving at a local swimming gala, and won one of the prizes.”

Ralph Henderson Robinson is remembered at Chester le Street on C105.01, C105.15, C105.36, C105.40 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.