Memorial: M2610

Gravestone at St David’s Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion commemorating Captain John Jenkin Jones d. 1915

Location

St David's Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Captain Jenkin Jones, S North Rd Aberayron, who lost his life on S.S. Wavelet, which was mined off Kentish Knock Feb 13th 1915, aged 40 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Wavelet

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Jones, Jenkin
Age: 40
Date of Death: 13/2/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Needham Brothers

Extra

Notes: SS 'Wavelet' mined on 13 February 1915 with the loss of 12 lives but the vessel was beached.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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