George William Armes

A Trimmer with H.M. Drifter East Briton, George died on 10th of May 1917 at the age of 29. 

George was born at Lowestoft on 31 March 1888, a son of William Archer Armes and Matilda Caroline Armes. He was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 25 April 1888 and his family lived at The Beach. In 1891 his family lived at 15 Anguish Street. By 1901 George’s father had died and his family lived at 15 Rant Score East. It seems that in 1911 George was working as a groom and living at Stagshaw, Sandhoe, Corbridge. George’s sister, Martha, and her husband William Hall, lived at the Spread Eagle Hotel, High Street, Lowestoft.

George joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 20 April 1915 and served on the trawler East Briton. 

On 10 May 1917, in a fit of temporary insanity, George cut his throat and jumped overboard, thus taking his own life. 

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