Memorial at Dock Park, Dumfries commemorating John Law Hume and Thomas Mullin who died in the loss of ‘Titanic’ 1912
Location
Dock Park, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / JOHN LAW HUME, A MEMBER OF THE BAND / AND THOMAS MULLIN, STEWARD / NATIVES OF THESE TOWNS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WRECK OF / THE WHITE STAR LINER / 'TITANIC' / WHICH SANK IN MID ATLANTIC / ON THE 14TH DAY OF APRIL 1912 / THEY DIED AT THE POST OF DUTY'
Details
Description: A tall granite obelisk, the inscription panel surmounted by a bronze relief of the liner, a musical score and the words of 'Nearer My God to Thee' below.
Type: Memorial
Materials: granite, bronze
Vessel: Titanic
Type: Memorial
Materials: granite, bronze
Vessel: Titanic
People
Hume, John Law
Age: 21
Date of Death: 14/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Musician
Organisation: White Star Line
Mullin, Thomas
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation: White Star Line
Age: 21
Date of Death: 14/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Musician
Organisation: White Star Line
Mullin, Thomas
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation: White Star Line
Extra
Bibliography: 'Manchester Guardian' 2 June 1913 p.3.