Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1688

Memorial in St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire commemorating William Casbolt d. 1914 in loss of HMS ‘Bulwark’

Location

St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM GEORGE CASBOLT LDG. SEAMAN R.N. / ONLY SON OF / WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH CASBOLT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE WITH THE CREW OF / H.M.S. BULWARK/IN SHEERNESS HARBOUR / NOVEMBER 26th 1914 / AGED 39'

Details

Vessel: HMS Bulwark

People

Casbolt, William George
Age: 39
Date of Death: 26/11/1914
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Bulwark' destroyed by internal explosion whilst anchored at Sheerness.
Recorder: Colin Harris

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