Archibald Edward Goodwin

A Deck Hand with Trawler Excel (Lowestoft), Archie died on 4th of June 1915 at the age of 17. 

Archibald, often known as Archie, was born at Framlingham in 1898, a son of William and Catherine Goodwin. In 1901 his family lived at 20 Sandringham Road, Lowestoft. In 1911 Archie, and his sister, lodged at 4 Sandringham Road and he was at school but also worked as a baker's boy/errand boy. 

Archie was a Deck Hand on the trawler Excel, LT 460. The last sighting of the Excel was on 4 June 1915 at a position fifty miles south east by east from Lowestoft. It was concluded that the Excel had struck a mine and all four of the trawler's crew lost.