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Henry (Harry) Warner –
Wireless Operator
Henry Warner, known
as Harry, was a Londoner, born in Fulham in 1898. It is likely that he had been
working ashore and had not been conscripted into the army, before completing
a wireless course. A photograph shows him as a rather serious-looking young
man, dressed well in a rather sharp suit, collar and tie – complete with
collar pins and bar.
Holding a temporary
3rd-class wireless certificate, he signed onto a Wilson Line steamer, Toronto,
in her home port of Hull, on 3rd December 1917. On a round trip to the United
States, she arrived back in Hull safely on the 10th February 1918. Turned
around rapidly, she sailed once again for the U.S. on February 21st. This
time she arrived in Hull on April 22nd. On his first two voyages he had been
rated as a Junior Marconi Operator, but on his third, sailing on May 9th, he
had been promoted to Wireless Operator. Having survived another Atlantic
crossing, the Toronto arrived back in Hull on July 8th. Within a week, or so, he had travelled
up to Glasgow and signed onto an Allan Line steamer, Corinthian, as
her 2nd Wireless Operator. Bound for
Montreal, the final port of discharge on this
voyage was London: paying off on September 5th. Mr. Warner remained with her,
signing on again on in the same capacity, just over a fortnight later. She
arrived back safely in London and discharged her crew at the Dock Street
Mercantile Marine Office on 8th November 1918.
No post-war records
have been found for this chap. So, as of writing, nothing more is known about
his later life.
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