George Clague
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'No. 1149. R.N.R. (Royal Naval Reserve). Married. Wife a bad lot & left him. Had mother & 2 sisters. Tried to get allowance for them. He has not answered letters. Reported Nov.23. Dec. 11 & later. Address Mess 148 Room 3 Block ? R.N.Barracks Devonport. Reported June 16. No news for 3 months; will not help mother ? able to do so. Reported Aug.25 Last letter in March. Then on "Correntes" Nov. 30 Fleet P.O. Buncrana Ireland. Sends no help to mother. May 1916 Nov. 1917 Nothing known.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/3)
External sources: 22 Barrack Street