John Martin Rodwell
A Skipper with H.M. Drifter Persistive, John died on 9th of February 1916 at the age of 37.
John was born at Corton on 3 September 1878, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Rodwell. He was baptised at Saint Michael's Church, Oulton, on 2 August 1880. In 1881 his family lived at 5 Oulton Road, Oulton, and by 1891 they were living at Gordon Terrace, Beccles Road, Carlton Colville, and John worked as a shepherd's boy. In 1901 they lived at Oulton Street and by 1911 Charles' mother had died and his father lived at 15 Marsh Road, Oulton Broad.
The crew of the Drifter Persistive on 9 February 1916
CHAPMAN, Herbert Edward (Survived) CHURCH, David HAYLOCK, Albert Harry Green PINKNEY, FrederickPOPE, Edwin William (From Falmouth) RODWELL, John Martin SIMPSON, Alexander Kelman (From Aberdeen) WHATLING, Harry John
By the second half of 1915, the smaller, mine-laying UC-class U-boats were also adding their own mines to the mix, on an almost daily basis. On October 12, they claimed the Yarmouth drifter, Frons Olivae YH 217, off North Foreland and, a few days later, the Fraserburgh boat, Star of Buchan FR 534, just east of Isle of Wight. The following February the Kessingland-owned Persistive LT 42, was mined off Dover - CREDIT:fishingnews.co.uk
John Rodwell
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May Road
Lowestoft
United Kingdom
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