Charles Henry Copeland

A Second Hand with H. M. trawler Princess Beatrice. Charles died on 5th October 1914 at the age of 30. 

Charles was born at London on 29 October 1883, a son of Charles Henry Copeland. 

Charles married Annie Louisa Swan Pearson at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 13 September 1905. At that time he was a fisherman living at 249 Raglan Street, Lowestoft. By 1911 Charles and Annie were living at 52 Haward Street and later at 57 Bevan Street, Lowestoft. 

Charles had been awarded his Certificate of Competency as a Second Hand in 1908.  

Charles joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 18 August 1914, but had previously served for seven years with the Reserve. Charles served on board the converted trawler Princess Beatrice and was killed, with the rest of the crew, when the vessel was sunk by a  mine off the Belgian Coast on 5th October 1914. 

Annie later remarried and moved to London.