Memorial at Sandown, Isle of Wight, commemorating seven members of the crew of HMS ‘Eurydice, lost in 1878
Location
Christ Church, Sandown, Isle of Wight, England
Transcript
[Side 1] 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SEVEN BRAVE SEAMEN / OF HER MAJESTY'S NAVY / WHO LIE BURIED HERE / AFTER HAVING FIRST / FOUND A WATERY GRAVE / ON SUNDAY MARCH 24TH 1878 / WHEN H.M.S. "EURYDICE" / FOUNDERED / IN A TERRIFIC SQUALL / OFF SANDOWN BAY' [Side 2] 'O. HARVEY BURIED MAY 17 / NAME UNKNOWN BURIED JUNE 5 / J. HOWARD BURIED JULY 6 / T.J. SMITH BURIED AUGUST 2 / W. SHUKER BURIED AUGUST 2 / H. VEALS BURIED AUGUST 12 / NAME UNKNOWN BURIED OCTOBER 8' [Side 3] THEN THEY CRY UNTO THE LORD/ IN THEIR TROUBLE, AND HE BRINGETH / THEM OUT OF THEIR DISTRESS / HE MAKETH THE STORM A CALM SO / THE WAVES THEREOF ARE STILL / THEN ARE THEY GLAD BECAUSE / THEY BE QUIET : SO HE BRINGETH / THEM UNTO THEIR DESIRED HAVEN / PSALM CVII 29 -30' [Side 4] 'THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD / WHICH WERE IN IT / REV XX. 13 / THERE WAS NO MORE SEA / REV XXI. 1 / ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION /
AIDED BY AN ADMIRALTY GRANT'
Details
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Eurydice
People
Age: unknown
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howard, J.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, T.J.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy
Shuker, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Veals, Henry
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary
Organisation: Royal Navy