Harry George Nunn

A Deck Hand with H.M. Trawler Gambri, Harry died on 18th of January 1918 at the age of 27. 

Harry was born at Oulton Broad on 25 February 1891, a son of Charles and Georgianna Nunn. He was baptised at Saint Peter’s Church, Carlton Colville, on 27 September 1894 and his family lived at Carlton Colville. In 1901 his family lived at Bell Road, Calton Colville. In 1911 Harry was working as a drifter fisherman and lived with sister Ellen Garrod and her husband Edward at 84 Stanford Street.

In 1912 Harry married Gertrude Ellen Moore: this was registered in the Mutford district. By 1917 they were living at The Firs, Oulton Broad.

Harry joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 31 August 1917. Prior to this had served with the yacht section, but not further information about this service is known. Harry joined the trawler Gambri on 20 November 1917. 

On 18 January 1918 the Gambri was patrolling in the English Channel. Off the Royal Sovereign Light Vessel, near Beachy Head, the trawler struck a mine and sank with the loss of all fifteen crew, including Harry. 

Harry's Brother-in-law, Edward Garrod, was a Skipper in the Royal Naval Reserve and died in 1917.