George Glen
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'No number given. Seaman. R.N.R.(Royal Naval Reserve). H.M.S.Jupiter. Barrack Class and Club. Married 2 children. Reported October. November 11. January 13 at North Shields. May 22 Home. Family removed to No.20. Has been at Arkhangel. Ship in dock at Birkenhead. Returning to Barracks. Called up June 1. Been opening passage through ice for store ships etc. On "Caronia" August 13. Well October 5. November 26. Letters in Spring 1916. November 1916 Steam Ship "Breconian." Transport 1287 G.P.O. London November Steam Ship "Edendale". 882 G.P.O. London. November 1917 as before. Moved to 7, King Street. November 1918 Steam Ship "Smaragd". C/o F.J.Evans, Ship Brokers, Bury Pt, South Wales.' (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 10003/7)
External sources: 20 Bigwell Street; 7 King Street