Hector Wellington

A Skipper with Fishing Vessel Encourage (Shoreham), Hector died on 25th of October 1940 aged 54. 

Hector was born at Liverpool on 4 May 1886, a son of Nicholas and Isabella Wellington. By 1890 his family were living in London and Hector became a pupil at Caledonian School. On 25 May 1891 he joined Flint Street School and his family lived at 113 East Street, Southwark. By 1901 his family were living at Guinness Trust Buildings, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, and Hector was an engineer’s apprentice. 

On 6 May 1912 Hector married Florence Emma Jacobs at Saint Peter’s Church, Kirkley. Horace was a fisherman and they both lived at Kirkley. Hector was awarded his certificate of competency as a Skipper in 1913. In 1915 Hector and Florence lived at 4 College Road. 

Hector joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 26 January 1915 to serve as a Temporary Skipper, number 2005 S.A. He served with the trawler Nevertheless until March 1918. From June to August 1918 he served with the Valhalla and then joined another trawler in which he served in the Palestine operations. In November 1918 he joined the Duke. Hector was demobilised on 11 July 1919. Hector was mentioned in despatches on 11 April 1919 for his role in the naval operations at Palestine between September and November 1918.   

In 1920 Hector and Florence lived at 6 Trafalgar Street and in 1921 at 41 A Cleveland Road and Hector was a fisherman working for J. Stead. By 1939 they were living at 72 Lovewell Road.

In 1940 Hector was the Skipper of the Encourage. On 25 October the vessel was fishing off Breakwater Fort, Plymouth, and struck a mine. All four crew, including Hector, were killed.