Surtees George Boon

A Second Engineer with the trawler Strathmaree, Surtees died on 28th of January 1944 at the age of 47. 

Surtees was born at Mutford on 4 September 1897, a son of  George William and Maria Ann Elizabeth Boon. He was baptised at Saint Andrew's Church, Mutford, on 21 September 1897. In 1901 his family lived at Hulver Road, Mutford. They were still living at Hulver Road in 1911 when Surtess worked as a gardener. 

During World War One Surtees' father died while serving with the Royal Naval Reserve. 

Surtees joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 1 January 1915, number A 7287. From 24 May 1917 he served with the monitor H.M.S. M.26 as part of the Dover Patrol. He was demobilized on 29 January 1919. 

On 5 August 1918 Surtees married Fanny Helen Blaxford at Saint Lawrence's Church, New Brentford. The marriage register states that he was a Seaman in the R.N.R. and gave his address as H.M.S. Monitor 26. Fanny lived at 11 High Street, New Brentford. By 1939 they were living at 4 Bungalow, Hulver Road, Mutford, and Surtees worked as a farm labourer. 

In 1942 Surtees was a member of the crew of the trawler Strathmaree (number 137149), and served as a Second Engineer.  

Surtees died of heart failure. He is remembered on the War Memorial at Mutford as one of the 'men who fell in World War Two'.

 He was also known as George Surtees Boon and this is a photo of him on the Strathmaree taken in September 1943 he is far right. CREDIT: Leo Whisstock