Bertie Edward Thacker

A Civilian, Bertie died on 29th of September 1940 aged 56.

Bertie was born at Kessingland on 8 February 1884, a son of Samuel and Mary Ann Thacker. In 1891 his family lived at Kessingland.

Bertie married Clarinda Eliza Blowers at Saint Edmund’s Church, Kessingland, on 2 May 1906. Bertie was a fisherman and they both lived at Kessingland. In 1911 they lived at Verbena Place, London Road, Kessingland, and Bertie was a fisherman. This was still their home in 1918.

PrimarySource

CWGC

Memories

Bertie Thacker (1884-1940), my great-grandfather. LTC commissioned a plaque of all those killed in Lowestoft during the Battle of Britain, and it is mounted on the wall in the Heritage Workshop Centre - Bertie's name is on there too. I have a few photos of Bertie, but most of them are from WW1 era or earlier, this is the only photo I have of him as an older man (he was 56 when he was killed) CREDIT:Andy Pearce

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CountryOfService

United Kingdom

BranchService

Civilian

Burial/Memorial

Civilian War Dead

LOWESTOFT MUNICIPAL BOROUGH