Richard Ernest Harvey

An Engineman with H.M. Trawler Tervani, Richard died on 5th of December 1916 at the age of 30. 

Richard was born at Lowestoft on 8 July 1885, a son of John and Anna Harvey. In 1891 his family lived at 4 Sayers Cottages, Carlton Road. By 1901 they were living at The Street, Oulton, and Richard was a brickyard labourer. Later his parents lived at Rose Cottage, Oulton. 

On 2 October 1907 Richard married Gertrude Emma Snowling at Saint Margaret’s Church. Richard was a fisherman living at Oulton, and Gertrude lived at 59 Ediburgh Road. In 1911 they lived at 9 Meadow Cottages, Lowestoft, and by 1914 at Park Hill Cottages, Oulton. Later Gertrude married Joseph Harbord and lived at Workhouse Lane, Oulton.

Richard joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 29 September 1914 to serve as a Stoker. From 16 September 1915 to 7 November 1915, he served on the Merchant Fleet Auxiliary ship ‘Lyons’. On 15 November 1915 he joined H.M.S. Mona Isle, a Manx paddle-steamer. In April 1916 he was transferred to serve as an Engineman with the Trawler Section and, on 6 May 1916, he joined the trawler Trevani. 

On 5 December 1916 the Trevani was sailing off Orfordness and struck a mine and sank. Richard was one of fifteen crew who died.