Cross in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating Frederick William Mead d. 1907
Location
Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON / FREDERICK WILLIAM MEAD / WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE 'BERLIN' DISASTER / 21st FEBRUARY 1907 / AGED 18 YEARS. / DEEPLY MOURNED / REST IN PEACE'
Details
Description: Cross on three tier pedestal. Inlaid inscription.
Type: Cross
Position: Area B. Group of three graves beneath yew tree.
Materials: White marble
Artists: Barham
Vessel: SS Berlin
Type: Cross
Position: Area B. Group of three graves beneath yew tree.
Materials: White marble
Artists: Barham
Vessel: SS Berlin
People
Mead, Frederick William
Age: 18
Date of Death: 21/2/1907
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Steward
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company
Age: 18
Date of Death: 21/2/1907
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Steward
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company
Extra
Notes: Grave is one of three all from the SS 'Berlin'. See also George Easter and Ernest Edward Salter.
Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997
Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997