Memorial: M5644

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ilford, commemorating Midshipman Albert Edward Crosby d. 1894

Location

St Mary's Church, Ilford, Essex, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory / OF / ALBERT EDWARD CROSBY / MIDSHIPMAN / S.S. GLAUCUS / WHO WAS / ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / IN SAN FRANCISCO HARBOUR / 1ST MARCH 1894 / AGED 19 YEARS. / 'OH FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED / HAND AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE / THAT IS STILL.'

Details

Description: Angel, probably marble on a granite plinth. The inscription in leaded letters on a marble scroll on the side of the plinth, carved to suggest that it is attached to the plinth by a single pin at the top. A foul anchor is carved in relief above the inscription.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite, marble?
Vessel: SS Glaucus

People

Crosby, Albert Edward
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1/3/1894
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber, 2007

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Maritime Memorials