Memorial: M6268

Memorial in Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon commemorating Ralph Giles d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / John William Giles / who died Nov 30th 1917 / Also of his son / Ralph Giles / who went down on the Titanic / April 15th 1912 / The gift of God is Eternal Life'

Details

Description: Gravestone
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Titanic

People

Giles, Ralph
Age: 24
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Giles was buried was Fairfax Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 8th May 1912. The Encyclopaedia Titanica notes: ‘His reason for traveling on the Titanic remains a mystery.'

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1441",
  "id": "M6268",
  "location": "Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory of / John William Giles / who died Nov 30th 1917 / Also of his son / Ralph Giles / who went down on the Titanic / April 15th 1912 / The gift of God is Eternal Life'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon commemorating Ralph Giles d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Gravestone",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Titanic"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Giles, Ralph","age":"24","dateofdeath":"15/4/1912","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Giles was buried was Fairfax Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 8th May 1912.  The Encyclopaedia Titanica notes: ‘His reason for traveling on the Titanic remains a mystery.'",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Maritime Memorials