George Samuel Knights
An Engineman with H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy, George died on 26th of November 1916 at the age of 35.
George was born at Lowestoft on 9 December 1880, a son of Robert and Johanna Knights. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 2 January 1881. In 1881 his family lived at 34 Crown Street. By 1891 they were living at 9 Strand Cottages, Anguish Street. Later they lived at 97 Wollaston Road.
On 20 July 1902 George married Agnes May Carter at Saint Margaret’s Church. George was a fisherman and they both lived at 12 Crown Score. By 1911 they were living at 1 Sea View Cottages, 29 East Street, Beach, Lowestoft.
In 1911 George was the Sixth Hand on the Tuberose, LT 355, at Newlyn, Cornwall.
George joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 24 September 1915.He served with the drifter Michaelmas Daisy, LT 136. George was killed when the drifter was sunk by a mine, in the Adriatic, off Santa Maria di Leuca. All hands were lost.
George Samuel Knights … My paternal grandad - June Holmes
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