Edward Alfred George Gravells

A Seaman with H.M. Trawler Brock. Edward died on 19th of August 1940 at the age of 29. 

Edward was born at Lowestoft on 4 April 1910, a son of Joseph and Florence Gravells. In 1911 his family lived at 3 Turner's Cottages, Saint John's Road, Lowestoft. By 1921 they were living at 13 Clemence Street, Lowestoft, and this was still their home in 1939 at which time Edward was working as a fisherman. 

During World War Two Edward served with the mine-sweeping trawler Brock. In 19 August 1940 several members of the Brock's crew, along with members of the crew of the mine-sweeping trawler Burke, were involved in an Army vs. Navy football match at the Connaught Barracks Sports Ground, near Dover Castle. A lone German aircraft dropped ten bombs in the Castle area killing four men from the Brock, including Edward, and one member of the Brock's crew died of wounds the next day. In total thirteen men died as a result of the attack.

Edward's brother, Jack, died at Singapore in 1942.  

See: Air Raid on Dover - Monday 19th August 1940 (sussexhistoryforum.co.uk)