Memorial: M2473

Memorial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating Ernest King, d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / ERNEST WALDRON KING / CURRIN RECTORY / CLONES, IRELAND / DIED ON DUTY S.S. ’TITANIC' APRIL 15 1912 / AGED 28 YEARS / "NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING / SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING"'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 321
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

King, Ernest Waldron
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Purser's Assistant
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Notes: Also Titanic Memorial Southampton Dock Gate 4 Entrance M6445
Memorial Fountain at Holy Rood Church, Southampton M4943

Bibliography: Arnold and Betty Watson 'Roster of Valor: The Titanic-Halifax Legacy' (Riverside, 1984) (photograph).

JSON

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