Memorial: M6366

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Charminster commemorating William Meyer d. 1910

Location

St Mary's Church, Charminster, Dorset, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM ROBERT MEYER / ONLY SON OF CAPTAIN MEYER R.N. / AND THE LATE MARTHA ANNE HIS WIFE / SURGEON ON BOARD S.S. FULANI / BORN 11TH JULY 1866 / DIED AT SEA OFF THE BISSAGOS ISLANDS / WEST AFRICA / 6TH JUNE 1910 / IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: S.S. Fulani

People

Meyer, William Robert
Age: 43
Date of Death: 9/6/1910
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Ship's doctor
Organisation: African Steamship Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Somerset and Dorset Family History Society' vol. 36 No. 2
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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