George William Catchpole

A Skipper with H.M. Trawler Shamrock, George died on 7 February 1940, aged 35. 

George was born at Oulton Broad on 9 November 1904, a son of George James and Ada Hannah Catchpole. He was baptised at Saint Mark’s Church, Oulton Broad, on 26 March 1905, and his family lived at Sycamore Estate. The 1911 Census shows George with his maternal grandparents, Robert and Hannah Wilson, at Beccles Road, Oulton Broad. By 1939 George’s parents were living at 83 Victoria Road.   

On 12 February 1931 George married Edith Louise Ward at Saint Peter’s Church, Carlton Colville. They both lived at Carlton Colville. George was a fisherman and Edith a net mender. In 1939 they lived at 85 Victoria Road, and George was a fisherman. 

No details of George’s military service have been traced. He died in the Lowestoft area and it is presumed that he had recently been appointed as a Temporary Skipper when he died.