Memorial: M2217

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating William Andrews d. 1872

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM ANDREWS / aged 20 years / seaman of H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / who met his death / by falling from aloft while manning yards / in honour of the visit of / HRH Prince of Wales / on the occasion of opening the Breakwater at this place / 10th August 1872 / this stone is erected as a token of respect / by his shipmates'

Details

Position: 97
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

People

Andrews, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 10/8/1872
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & JH Perry. 1986

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Maritime Memorials