Individual Details
David Llewellyn HOOK DSC
(22 Jan 1901 - 14 May 1948)
Events
| Birth | 22 Jan 1901 | Lambeth, London | |||
| Baptism | 3 Mar 1901 | St Phillip Parish Church, Lambeth, London | |||
| Residence | 31 Mar 1901 | with his parents - 20, Oakden Street, Lambeth, London | |||
| Residence | 1911 | with his widowed maternal grandfather David Davies - Lluest, Trefilan, Talsarn, Cardiganshire |  | ||
| Residence | 10 Jul 1925 | Park House, Talsarn, Cardiganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 6 Aug 1925 | received his second mate certificate in the Merchant Navy - Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire | |||
| Residence | 31 Dec 1934 | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1935 | was employed by the Dominion Coal Company aboard the SS Dachild - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||
| Residence | Abt 20 Mar 1935 | Park House, Talsarn, Cardiganshire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 22 Mar 1935 | sailed aboard the Montclare bound for Halifax, Canada - the Port of Liverpool | |||
| Miscellaneous | 30 Mar 1935 | arrived aboard the Montclare - the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||
| Miscellaneous | 18 Nov 1935 | arrived aboard the SS Daghild from Sydney, Nova Scotia - the Port of New Orleans | |||
| Occupation | 18 Nov 1935 | 1st Officer aboard the SS Daghild | |||
| Marriage | 28 Oct 1939 | St Michael's Presbytery, Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada - Lois Bertha KEATING | | ||
| Residence | 28 Oct 1939 | Talsarn, Cardiganshire | |||
| Occupation | 28 Oct 1939 | Sea Captain (Merchant Navy) | |||
| Miscellaneous | 25 Dec 1939 | was Captain of the SS Stanholme when it sank - off Foreland Point, The Bristol Channel | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 20 Nov 1940 | arrived aboard the SS Stanmore from Sunderland - the Port of Los Angeles, California | |||
| Miscellaneous | 3 Dec 1940 | arrived aboard the Samaria from Halifax, Canada - the Port of Liverpool | | ||
| Occupation | 3 Dec 1940 | Master Mariner | |||
| Residence | Abt 5 Dec 1940 | Gelli, Trefilan, Cardiganshire | |||
| Residence (family) | Abt Apr 1948 | Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada - Lois Bertha KEATING | |||
| Death | 14 May 1948 | at sea | |||
| Probate | 24 Sep 1949 | Cape Breton Registration District, Nova Scotia | |
Families
| Spouse | Lois Bertha KEATING (1918 - 1974) |
| Child | Roderick L "David" HOOK (1940 - 1992) |
| Father | Alfred James HOOK (1868 - 1909) |
| Mother | Margaret DAVIES (1872 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Myfanwy HOOK (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | William Alfred HOOK (1899 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Gladys Emma HOOK (1904 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Frederick Leonard HOOK (1906 - 1987) |
Notes
Residence
David Llewellyn was recorded in the 1911 census as nephew rather than grandson.Marriage
They were married by licence according to the Catholic faith by the parish priest J M Burns. (David was Anglican). The witnesses were T G Phillips of 17, Albert Street, Aberaeron, Cardiganshire and Gertrude J Plating of 98, Dominion Street, Nova Scotia.Miscellaneous
Name of ship - StanholmeType - Steam merchant
Tonnage - 2,473 tons
Completed 1927 - Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland
Owner - J.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London
Homeport - London
Date of attack - 25 Dec 1939
Nationality - British
Fate - Sunk by U-33 (Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky)
Position - 51° 20'N, 3° 39'W - Grid AM 9947
Complement - 25 (13 dead and 12 survivors).
Convoy Route - Cardiff to London
Cargo - 4500 tons of coal
History - Completed in March 1927 as Goleta for F.C. Strick & Co Ltd, London.
1936 renamed Stanholme for J.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London.
Notes on event
At 08.45 hours on 25 December 1939 the Stanholme
(Master David Llewellyn Hook) struck a mine laid on 9 November by U-33 and sank off Foreland Point in the Bristol Channel. 13 crew members were lost. The master and eleven crew members were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Liv and landed at Cardiff.