George Alfred Mullender

A Cook with Steam Trawler Carry On (Lowestoft), George died on 17th of December 1940 aged 66. 

George was born at Kirkley on 5 February 1874, a son of Noah and Elizabeth Mullender. He was baptised at Saint Peter’s Church, Kirkley, on 1 May 1875. In 1881 his family lived at Pakefield Street. In 1886 George was a pupil at Cunningham’s School. 

In 1894 George worked on the yacht Kingfisher. The following year George married Claribel Durrant. In 1901 they lived at 23 Pakefield Street and by 1911 their home was at 68 Saint George’s Road, Kirkley, which was still their home in 1939. Later they lived at 50 Heathfield Road, Fleetwood. 

In 1911 George was the Master of the trawler White Heather, LT 1013. 

In 1940 George was a Cook with the trawler Carry On. The Carry On was used as a barrage balloon drifter in the Thames Estuary. During the night of 12 December 1940 many mines were dropped into the Thames Estuary and the Carry On was immobilised. A few days later the Carry On was given permission to sail to Sheerness, deliberately sailing at low speed to avoid detonating acoustic mines. On 17 December the trawler was blown up by a mine. All seven of the crew were killed.