Memorial: M6271

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Peter Bilbao d. 1917 in the loss of SS ‘Kariba’

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Of / your charity / pray / for the repose of / the soul of / Peter Bilbao / Killed at sea by enemy action 1917 / Also Florentina / beloved daughter of / Peter & Florentia Bilbao / and dearly loved wife of Thomas Prendergast / who died Jan 3rd 1949, aged 33 years / RIP / Also the above Thomas Prendergast / dearly loved husband of Florentina / who died July 30th 1952, aged 42 years / RIP / Su desconsolada madre le dedica este triste recuerdo / And of Florentina / beloved wife of Peter Bilbao / died Nov 13th 1962 aged 75.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Artists: Mees Bros
Vessel: SS Kariba

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bilbao, Pedro
Age: 36
Date of Death: 19/4/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Third Engineer
Organisation: Gordon Steam Shipping Co

Extra

Notes: SS 'Kariba' torpedoed by 'UC-27' on a voyage from Java and Dakar to Falmouth with a cargo of sugar.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters