Frederick William Burridge

A Private with H.M.S. Hawke. Frederick died on 15th of October 1914 at the age of 29. 

Frederick was born at Wandsworth, London, on 30 September 1885, a son of Frederick and Hannah Burridge. In 1891 his family lived at Gardeners Cottage, Wandsworth. In 1904 they lived at 6 Saint Ann's Hill, Wandsworth, and, by 1911, at 58 Saint Ann's Hill. 

In 1908 Frederick married Alice Miller in the Lowestoft area. In 1909 they lived at 7 Lower Grove, Wandsworth. After Frederick's death Alice moved to Lowestoft and married Thomas Lawrence: they lived at 11 Love Road, Lowestoft. 

Frederick was working as a gasfitter's mate when he joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry, at London, on 21 June 1904. In 1908 Frederick served on H.M.S. Halcyon and he was awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal as his gun team won the 6 pounder Quick-Firing gun category at the Fleet Review that year. 

Frederick joined H.M.S. Hawke on 4 February 1913. From August 1914 the Hawke was involved in blockade duties between the Shetland Isles and Norway. In October 1914 the Hawke's squadron was deployed further south to protect a troop convoy coming from Canada. On 15 October 1914 the Hawke was sunk by a single torpedo fired by the German submarine U-9. Frederick was one of 524 men who died.