John Samuel Eade

A Deck Hand with Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft), John died on 28th of May 1915 at the age of 19.

John was born at Pakefield in 1895, a son of Lewis and Selina Eade. In 1901 his family lived at 84 Pakefield Street, Kirkley. In 1911 John lived with his maternal grandparents, John and Louisa Fisher, at 4 Wycombe Terrace, Saint George's Road, Kirkley. By 1915 his family were living at Morton Road, Lowestoft. Subsequently John's mother remarried and lived at 24 Morton Road, Lowestoft.

John's father, Lewis, was the Skipper on the Incentive and was also killed when the vessel was sunk. 

What exactly happened to the Incentive is unclear, but it is assumed that it sank after striking a mine laid in the Dogger Bank area.