Edward Arthur Bessey

A Second Hand with H.M. Trawler Tilbury Ness. Edward died on 1st of November 1940 at the age of 35.

Edward was born at Lowestoft on 11 March 1906 a son of Robert George and Florence Esther Bessey of Lowestoft Suffolk. In 1911 his family lived at Bishop's Buildings, Mariner's Street, Lowestoft, and by 1921 his family lived at rear of number 7 Park Road, Lowestoft. At that time Edward worked as a drift-net fisherman for A. J. Turner of Lowestoft.  

Edward's home was at Gooderhams Cottages, Whapload Road, Lowestoft. 

During World War Two Edward serving on the mine-sweeping trawler Tilburyness (given as Tilbury Ness in Commonwealth War Graves). On 1 November 1940 the Tilburyness was in the Thames Estuary when a large force of German bombers attacked the British shipping in the area. The enemy aircraft sank the Tilburyness with the loss of ten crew, including Edward.