George Bryant

A Mate with H.M. Drifter True Reward, George died on 30th of August 1917 at the age of 51. 

George was born at Barnby in 1865, a son of John and Eliza Bryant. In 1871 his family lived at Beccles Road, Barnby. In 1881 he was the cook on the trawler ‘James William’ of Lowestoft.  

In the later 1880s George worked as a trimmer for the P and O Line and he worked on the liner Ocean Queen before, in 1889, joining the liner Servia.

In 1894 George married Alice Cole: this was registered in the Wangford district. In 1901 they lived at North Cove and George was a fisherman. By 1911 they were living at Beccles Road, Mutford, and George was a fisherman.

George was a member of the Mercantile Marine Reserve. Before January 1915 he served on the trawler Britin, LT 1017, and in early 1915 he became the Mate on the trawler True Reward which was used as a boom defence vessel. 

George died suddenly whilst on home leave. 

Note: some sources give George’s age as 49, but his birth was registered in late 1865, making his age 51.