William Arthur Barley

A Third Hand with Trawler Mistletoe (Lowestoft). William died on 7th of May 1919 at the age of 17. 

William was born at Lowestoft on 14 March 1902, a son of Herbert William and Martha Ellen Barley. He was baptised t Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 13 January 1903 and his family lived at 26 Raglan Street.

William was a pupil at Clapham Road School and from 11 November 1909 he attended Saint Margaret's School, and, at that time, his family lived at Albert Dairy. In 1911 his family lived at 342 Raglan Street, and later at 67 Carlton Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft.

On 7 May 1919 the trawler Misteltoe was fishing about half a mile off Lowestoft when it was blown up by a mine. The Skipper of the smack Colinda saw the wreckage and sailed to the spot. The crew of the Colinda were able to recover the body of Thomas Woolner. All of the Mistletoe's five crew were killed.