Memorial in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta commemorating fifteen crew members of HMS ‘Orwell’ killed in a collision with HMS ‘Pioneer’ in 1903
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'IN / MEMORY OF / MR EDWARD SMITH GUNNER RN / FREDERICK WHITE PO 1 CL / WILLIAM JONES PO 1 CL / JOSEPH NORTH PO 2 CL / ARTHUR EDWARDS AB / RICHARD FIDDICK AB / WILLIAM MCCLURE AB / WILLIAM RYAN AB / JOHN FROOD AB / WILLIAM BROOKS AB / WILLIAM BOYCE AB / WILLIAM MAJOR AB / WILLIAM MCCORMACK LDG SIG / WALTER ORRIN QUAL SIG / WILLIAM PERRY LDG STO 1 CL / OF HMTB DESTROYER 'ORWELL / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE / COLLISION BETWEEN THAT SHIP AND / H.M. SHIP 'PIONEER' OFF CAPE VARLAM / ON THE 30TH JANUARY 1903 / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS & MEN OF / THE FLEET'
Details
Position: Arcade wall
Vessel: HMS Orwell
People
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Brooks, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Edwards, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Fiddick, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Frood, John
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jones, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Major, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
McClure, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
McCormack, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Leading Signalman
Organisation: Royal Navy
North, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Orrin, Walter
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Signalman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Perry, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ryan, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
White, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1903
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy