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Gordon Eric Baxter

A Deck Hand with Steam Trawler Carry On (Lowestoft), Gordon died on 17th of December 1940 aged 25. 

Gordon was born at Lowestoft on 17 October 1915, a son of William and Belinda Baxter. In 1921 his family lived at 1 Kirkley Run and by 1939 they were living at 63 Long Road and Gordon was a drift net fisherman. 

In 1940 Gordon was a Deck Hand with the trawler Carry On. The Carry On was used as a barrage balloon drifter in the Thames Estuary. During the night of 12 December 1940 many mines were dropped into the Thames Estuary and the Carry On was immobilised. A few days later the Carry On was given permission to sail to Sheerness, deliberately sailing at low speed to avoid detonating acoustic mines. On 17 December the trawler was blown up by a mine. All seven of the crew were killed.   

Lived at

Gordon Baxter
63
Long Road
Lowestoft
United Kingdom

52.463366470668, 1.7256892

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Merchant Navy
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