Memorial: M4285

Memorial in St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon, commemorating Arthur Borrill d. 1891 in the wreck of the ‘Dryad’

Location

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

‘IN / Loving Memory / of / ARTHUR EDWARD BORRILL / who was lost at sea / in the Barque ‘DRYAD’ / off Start Point, / on March 10th 1891. / Aged 18 Years. // Deeply Lamented.'

Details

Description: Grey slate headstone with foul anchor carved in relief
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Dryad

People

Borrill, Arthur Edward
Age: 18
Date of Death: 10/3/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: The iron Barque 'Dryad' was wrecked off Start Point on 9 March 1891, bound for Valparaiso with a cargo of coal.
Recorder: P Cove; E R Stage, Middlesex, 25/10/1982
Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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