On board a Grimsby trawler

On the 12^th April 1916, Frederick Charles Bush (my first cousin three times removed) was serving on board HMT Wallington, a 259 tonne Grimsby trawler at the Auxiliary Patrol Base at Grimsby. He had joined the Royal Navy exactly one year previously on the 12^th April 1915 and had been serving on board the Waveney St. George since September 1915.

He had been transferred to HMT Wallington from Waveney St. George on the 6^th November 1915 and 100 years ago today was promoted to Stoker 1^st Class.

HMT Wallington was employed as a boom defence vessel guarding the Humber estuary, patrolling and maintaining the defences and torpedo nets in all weather.