John Edward Cook

A Mate with Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft), John died on 30th of July 1917 aged 40. 

John was born at Lowestoft in 1877, a son of John Edward and Harriet J. Cook. In 1881 his family lived at 17 Seago Street and by 1891 they were living at 65 Roman Road. 

On 21 March 1905 John married Alice Kate Hales at Saint Margaret’s Church. John was a fisherman and they both gave their address as 2 Norwich Road. In 1911 they lived at 83 Rotterdam Road and John was a fisherman. 

On 30 July 1917 the sailing trawler Young Bert, LT 454, was sunk by submarine UC-63 somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew were killed.