James William Quantrill
A Deck Hand with H.M. Drifter Ocean Fisher, James died on 16th of June 1918 at the age of 18.
James was born at Poplar, London, on 27 November 1899, note, however, that his Royal Naval Reserve service record states that he was born at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He was a son of George Edward and Rebecca Martha Quantrill. In 1901 his family lived at 170 Manchester Road, Poplar. By 1911 they were living at 17 High Street, Lowestoft, and this was still their home in 1915. See house on LowestoftOldAndNow.org
James Quantrill
17
High Street
Lowestoft
United Kingdom
52.4793651, 1.7554219
Comments
He died at sea in the first…
He died at sea in the first world war. Had only just moved to Lowestoft with his family from London looking for a better life.
Add new comment