Family of George Edward ESTCOURT and Ethel Maud FLETCHER

Husband:	George Edward ESTCOURT (1901-1932)
Wife:	Ethel Maud FLETCHER (1902-1979)
Children:	Stanley William ESTCOURT (1929-1999)
	Living ESTCOURT ( - )
	Living ESTCOURT ( - )
	Living ESTCOURT ( - )
	Living ESTCOURT ( - )
Marriage	1 Aug 1920	Myddelton Square, London, England^1,2,3,4

Husband: George Edward ESTCOURT

Name:	George Edward ESTCOURT^5,6,7
Sex:	Male
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	11 Dec 1901	Islington, Middlesex, England⁸
	Address: 12 Hermes St
Baptism	19 Jan 1902 (age 0)	Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England⁹
Death	26 Jan 1932 (age 30)	Portland, Somerset, England
	Cause: Experimental Submarine accident off Portland

Wife: Ethel Maud FLETCHER

Ethel Maud FLETCHER

Name:	Ethel Maud FLETCHER^{10,11,12,13,14}
Sex:	Female
Father:	Albert Richard FLETCHER (1878-1903)
Mother:	Alice Elizabeth BURNS (1881- )
Birth	3 Jun 1902	Islington, Middlesex, England^15,16,17
	Address: 13 Nelson Terrace
Baptism	29 Jun 1902 (age 0)	St Bartholomew the Great, London, England¹⁸
Death	Mar 1979 (age 76)	London, England¹⁹

Child 1: Stanley William ESTCOURT

Name:	Stanley William ESTCOURT^20,21
Sex:	Male
Birth	15 May 1929	Islington, Middlesex, England^20,22
Death	Oct 1999 (age 70)	Middlesex, England²⁰

Child 2: Living ESTCOURT

Name:	Living ESTCOURT
Sex:	Male

Child 3: Living ESTCOURT

Name:	Living ESTCOURT
Sex:	Male

Child 4: Living ESTCOURT

Name:	Living ESTCOURT
Sex:	Male

Child 5: Living ESTCOURT

Name:	Living ESTCOURT
Sex:	Female

Note on Husband: George Edward ESTCOURT - shared note

HMS M2 - Sank off Portland whilst surfacing

At 9 o'clock on the morning of 26th January 1932 HMS M2 left Portland to take part in routine exercises. At 1011 she signalled her intention to dive at 1030. This was the last communication with the submarine. The loss of radio communication did not cause any consternation until M2 failed to return to port as expected at 1615. Search vessels were dispatched but there was no sign of the submarine or her crew. No explanation could be found for her loss until the Admiralty received a report from the captain of the coaster Tynesider which reported seeing a submarine diving stern first off Portland. This had caused the Captain some anxiety but he thought he saw the same submarine a short time later. M2's exact position remained a mystery for a week until the Destroyer Torrid picked up sonar sounds that indicated a sunken submarine; divers confirmed this to be M2 lying with her stern in the sand at a depth of 90ft

Two bodies were recovered from the wreck during the next week. A number of attempts were made to raise the vessel but all failed.

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