William Henry Harman

A First Engineer with Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft), William died on 11th of May 1947 aged 64. 

William was born at Gorleston on 27 May 1882, a son of Charles and Mary Ann Harman. He was baptised at Saint Andrews Church, Gorleston, on 16 July 1882. In 1891 William stayed with his grandparents, Henry and Zipporah Clarke, at 3 Blackwall Reach, Gorleston. In 1901 William lived at the England Hero Inn, Gorleston, with his aunt and uncle, Elizabeth and Henry Todd, and William worked as a carter.  

In 1907 William married Alice Maud Norgate, this was registered in the Yarmouth district. By 1911 they were living at 162 High Street, Gorleston.  

On 3 April 1915 William joined the Royal Naval Reserve as a Trimmer, service number T.S. 2690. He served with the trawler British Monarch and, on 1 July 1915 joined the trawler Friendly Star as an Engineman. He was demobilised on 21 May 1919. 

In 1921 William and Alice lived at 36 Oulton Road. Lowestoft, and William was a trawlerman with W.F. Smith, working for Messrs. Richards, trawler owners. By 1939 they were living at 3 Oulton Street and William was a First Engineer. 

In 1947 William 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.