Frederick Edward Jermy

A Civilian, Frederick died on 26th of May 1941 aged 70. 

Frederick was born at Wroxham, Norfolk, on 22 March 1871, a son of Frederick and Elizabeth Jermy. Frederick was baptised at Saint Mary’s Church, Wroxham, on 30 April 1871. In 1871 his family lived at Church Lane, Wroxham, and this was still their address in 1881. In 1891 Frederick was an agricultural labourer lodging at Church Cottage, Wroxham. 

On 26 October 1892 Frederick married Mary Neslin Frost at All Saints’ Church, Salhouse. Frederick was a labourer, living at Wroxham, and Mary lived at Salhouse. By 1901 Frederick and Mary had moved to London, where Frederick worked as a gas stoker, and they lived at 35 A Goldsboro’ Road, Lambeth. They moved back to Norfolk and, in 1911, they lived at Norton Subcourse and Frederick was a team man on a farm. By 1921 they had moved to 8 Wood’s Loke and Frederick was a labourer for Lowestoft Corporation. They were still living at 8 Wood’s Loke in 1939 when Frederick was working on a dairy farm. 

The cottages at Wood’s Loke were seen as a place of safety and several people from the town moved there. On 26 May 1941 an enemy aircraft, while being harassed by anti-aircraft fire, discarded its bombs in the Wood’s Loke area which damaged the cottages and caused many casualties. 

Frederick and Mary were at their home, 8 Woods Loke, and both died there during the air raid.