Frederick Ernest Corbin

A Deck Hand with Trawler Dalmatian (Boston), Frederick died on 15th of April 1917 age 14. 

Frederick was born at Lowestoft on 9 June 1902, a son of Joseph William and Charlotte Corbin. He was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church on 27 June 1902 and his family lived at 68 Stanford Street. By 1911 his family were living at 29 Sandringham Road. (Note his parents were often know as Joseph and Lottie).

On 15 April 1917 the trawler Dalmation was stopped by the German submarine UC-44. The crew were put into lifeboats and the submarine then sank the trawler. However, none of the crew survived.  

Frederick's brother Alonzo died when H.M.S. Cressy was sunk in 1914.

Note: Commonwealth War Graves gives his date of death as 14 April 1917.