Gordon George Shiplee

A Seaman with H.M.S. Majestic, Gordon died on 18th of March 1915 at the age of 19.

Gordon was born at Kessingland on 3 March 1896, a son of George Edward and Mary Louise Shiplee.

In 1901 his family lived at 6 Fir Lane, Lowestoft, and by 1911 were living at 5 Sterry's Cottages, London Road, Pakefield. After the war his mother lived at 2 The Prairie, Lowestoft, before moving to Beccles, then Welling, Kent. 

Gordon joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 17 September 1914 and joined the crew of H.M.S. Majestic on 31 October 1914. 

On 18 March 1915 H.M.S. Majestic was in the Dardenelles. Gordon was on a boat being brought to the ship from Tenedos Island when the boat was struck by Turkish shellfire. Gordon was severely wounded and taken the the Hospital Ship H.M.S. Soudan where died of his wounds. 

Gordon's father and brother, George, both died in the loss of the Sailing Trawler 'Guide' on 23 February 1916.