Edward Charles Albrow

A Civilian, Edward died on 12th of May 1943 at the age of 67. 

Edward was born at Lowestoft on 11 April 1876, a son of Edward and Emma Albrow. he was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 4 June 1876. In 1881 his family lived at 2 Till Road, Lowestoft, and by 1891 they were living at 188 Raglan Street. 

Edward was working as an errand boy when he joined the Royal Navy, on 16 May 1891, to serve as a Boy 2nd Class. Edward served with the Royal Navy until he was invalided, ill, on 8 July 1898.

In 1901 Edward was lodging at the Five Bells Inn, Colne Engaine, and he worked as a carpenter for the Post Office Telegraph Department. 

On 19 November 1905 Edward married Ethel May Pluck at Saint Margaret's Church. Edward was working as a fish packer, and living at 31 Raglan Street. Ethel lived at 12 Beckham Road. By 1911 they were living at 87 Roman Road and this was still their home in 1921 when Edward worked as a fish packer for F.H. Phillips & Co., fish merchants, at Norwich Road, Lowestoft. They were still living at 87 Roman Road in 1939 and Edward still worked as a fish packer.

During World War Two Edward became a fire-watcher.

Died at High Street, Lowestoft, during the Focke-Wulf Raid.

Edward's son Ronald was killed in 1940 while serving with the Royal Navy. Edward's brother-in-law, Frederick Pluck, served in the Machine Gun Corps and died in 1916.