Arthur Lancelot Redgrave

An Engineman with H.M. Trawler Remarko, Arthur died on 3rd of December 1916 at the age of 29. 

Arthur was born at Lowestoft on 3 May 1886, a son of Samuel and Mary Ann Redgrave. He was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 7 July 1886, and his family lived at Lighthouse Hill. In 1901 his family lived at 5 Factory Court, Factory Street. Later his family lived at 2 Factory Street. 

From around 1908 Arthur lived with Hilda Lawrence at 27 Mariners Street. In 1915 they lived at 27 Factory Street and, later, Hilda lived at 83 Seago Street. Hilda was Arthur’s ‘unmarried wife’.  

Arthur joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 31 May 1915. From 4 June 1915 he served as a Trimmer on the trawler Loch Morar. On 28 February 1916 he was promoted to Engineman and joined the trawler Remarko.

On 3 December 1916 the Remarko sailed from Great Yarmouth to sweep and area off Lowestoft for mines. The trawler passed the East Cross Buoy and detonated a mine. The trawler sank rapidly and nine crew, including Arthur, are known to have been killed and one man survived.