George Waters

A Third Hand with Trawler Rupee (Brixham), George died on 3rd of October 1917 at the age of 41.

George was born at Weston, Suffolk, in 1876, a son of George and Eleanor Waters. 

George married Sarah Kate Reeve at Lowestoft in 1896 and they lived at 3 Hervey Street. In 1901 they were living at Raglan Cottages, 5 Raglan Street. By 1911 their home was at 1 Gertrude Cottages, Kendal Road, Lowestoft, and later Sarah lived at 518 London Road, South Lowestoft.

In 1911 George was at Padstow and was the Mate on the Lowestoft trawler Picotee (LT 252). 

George the Third Hand on the trawler Rupee. On 3 October 1917 the Rupee was 12 miles north of Lundy when captured by a German submarine which proceeded to sink the trawler, by gunfire. Four of the crew, including George, were killed.