Walter George Day

A Leading Deck Hand with H.M. Trawler Thomas Crofton I. Walter died on 17th of November 1917 at the age of 49. 

Walter was born at Walthamstow on 31 January 1868, a son of Walter George and Emma Day. In 1871 his family lived at Shernhall Street, Walthamstow. 

Walter married Annie Jane Tucker at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 10 March 1892. Walter was a fisherman, and they both lived at Whapload Road. By 1896 they were living at 4 Colville Road. 

The 1901 Census shows Annie living with Walter’s brother Thomas, and his wife Emily, at 42 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon. In 1901 Walter was the Second Hand on the trawler Samuel J. Dobson, at Milford Haven. The Skipper of the Samuel J. Dobson was Walter’s brother-in-law John William Tucker. 

By 1911 Walter and Annie’s home was at 33 Police Station Road, later their home was at 74 Trafalgar Road, 49 Trafalgar Road, then 71 Beresford Road, and subsequently Annie lived with her parents at 92 Clapham Road. 

Walter joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 4 September 1915. He served on the trawler John Alfred until April 1917 when he joined the Cormorant III, and in July 1917 he joined the Thomas Crofton I.

Walter was on shore leave and on the night of 17 November 1917 he was returning to his ship, at Dundee Harbour, when he fell into the harbour and drowned.  

Walter’s brother-in-law, John William Tucker, died in 1919 in the loss of the Armed Fishing Smack Ivanhoe.