John Annis

A Trimmer with H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy, John died on 26th of November 1916 at the age of 42. 

John was born at Lowestoft on 6 September 1875, a son of James and Elizabeth Annis. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, on 7 April 1878. In 1881 his family lived at 1 Well Yard, Saint Peter’s Street, Lowestoft, and this was still their home in 1891 when John worked as a fisherman. 

On 10 July 1898 John married Julia Adelaide Leggett at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft. John was a fisherman living at White Horse Street and Julia lived at 1 Fishery Street, Lowestoft. In 1901 they lived at 3 White Horse Street, and John was a brewer’s labourer. By 1911 they were living at Meadow Cottages, Oulton Road, Oulton Broad, and John was a grave digger for Lowestoft Corporation. Later Julia lived at 238 Raglan Street, Lowestoft.  

John joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 28 September 1915 and joined the drifter Michaelmas Daisy, LT 136. 

John was killed when the drifter was sunk by a mine, in the Adriatic, off Santa Maria di Leuca. All hands were lost. 

John is commemorated on Saint Margaret’s Church War Memorial.

His nephew Jonas Annis died in 1917 whilst serving with the Machine Gun Corps.