Albert Edwin Long

A Third Hand with Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft), Albert died on 11th of May 1947 aged 44.

Albert was born at Lowestoft on 14 August 1902, a son of Frederick and Mildred Long. He was baptised at Saint John’s Church on 5 September 1902 and his family lived at 15 Saint John’s Road. Albert attended Hervey Street School until 19 January 1910 when he became a pupil at Saint John’s School, which he left, on 15 December 1911, to attend the British School. In 1911 his family lived at 7 Sandringham Road. By 1921 Albert’s family were living at 103 Stanley Street and Albert was a fisherman working for Mr. H. Painter, smack owner. 

In 1927 Albert married Ella Kathleen Utting Blowers, this was registered in the Mutford district. In 1939 they lived at 5 Oakland Terrace, Kessingland, and Albert was a ‘heavy worker’.  

In 1947 Albert was working on the Lowestoft trawler S.D.J., LT 1187. This was reported missing on 11/12 May and it was presumed to have been sunk by a mine in the North Sea with the loss of all nine crew.