Memorial: M3424

Gravestone at Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia commemorating Arthur Mitchell and Reginald Jones d. 1878 in the loss of the ‘Loch Ard’

Location

Cliff top, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / ARTHUR MITCHELL / AND REGINALD JONES / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WRECK / OF THE LOCH ARD / 1ST JUNE 1878'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Loch Ard

People

Jones, Reginald
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Loch Line
Mitchell, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: General Shipping Company

Extra

Notes: 'Loch Ard' wrecked on Mutton Bird Island, Victoria, Australia on a voyage from London to Melbourne.
Bibliography: D.E. Charlwood 'The wreck of the Loch Ard: end of a ship, end of an era' (Sydney, 1971)
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