Lawrence McGeein was a popular 17-year-old teenager in Portsmouth Village. In 1942 he drowned while trying to save three airmen from Britain’s Royal Navy that capsized their canoe off Portsmouth Harbour. Portsmouth Village was first settled in 1784. In the early 1800’s it was known as ‘Hatter’s Bay’. It has a long history and became part … Continue reading Lawrence McGeein; The remarkable story of a Portsmouth teenager that sacrificed his life attempting to save three British airmen in a capsized canoe in 1942.