Memorial: M6299

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles Palmer d. 1915 in the loss of ‘Lusitania’

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Ernest / beloved son of Thomas & Eliza Palmer / who died Jan 27th 1889 / Aged 2 weeks / Suffer little children to come unto me. / Also in loving memory of the above / Thomas Palmer / beloved husband of Eliza Palmer / who died Oct 19th 1899 / Aged 36 years / Lord when to thee my sinking soul / Did in affliction fly / Thy mercy did my griefs curtail / And all my wants supply/ Also Charles, beloved son of the above / Lost his life on the Lusitania May 7th 1915 / Aged 21 years / When thou passeth through the waters I will be with thee.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Lusitania

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Palmer, Charles
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/5/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Cunard Line

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters