Harry Labon

A Trimmer with Steam Trawler Ventnor (Grimsby), Harry died on 24th of July 1915 at the age of 53. 

Harry, or Henry, was born at Thurlby, Lincolnshire, in 1868, a son of Harry and Mary A. Labon. In 1871 his family lived at Station Road, Thurlby. By 1881 they had moved to the Lowestoft area and lived at London Road, Pakefield, and Harry was a brickmaker. In 1891 his family lived at 19 Southwell Road, Lowestoft. In 1901 his family lived at 29 Southwell Road, Lowestoft, and Harry was a smacksman. Later his sister, Ann Agus, lived at 39 Kent Road, Lowestoft.  

In 1895 Harry was convicted of maliciously killing a donkey. In 1897 Harry worked in the trawler Mayflower, LT 237 and he was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly. 

Harry had quite a distinctive appearance: he was six feet six inches tall, was powerfully built, and, by 1906, had a 'broken nose'.

In late 1905 Harry worked on the trawler Carrington and, at Skirkbeck, Lincolnshire, he attacked and wounded three mares. On 1 January 1906 he was sent to Parkhurst for three years penal servitude having been found guilty, at Boston, of cattle-maiming. He was released on 31 December 1908 intending to return to fishing at Lowestoft. 

In 1911 Harry worked on the trawler Iverna at Padstow. 

During the First World War Harry lodged at 119 Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby. 

Harry was working as a Trimmer on the trawler Ventnor when it sailed from Grimsby on 24 July 1915. The trawler was not seen again and it was supposed that it had struck a mine in the North Sea and sank with the loss of all nine crew.