Memorial: M4440

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Albert Edward Higgins d. 1912 in the loss of the ‘Denbigh Castle’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Eliza, the beloved wife of Joseph Charles Higgins who died 19th March 1914, aged 68 years. Also ALBERT EDWARD, Captain of the ship 'DENBIGH CASTLE', which was lost with all hands in the English Channel, Christmas 1912, in his 34th. Year'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: A690
Vessel: Denbigh Castle

People

Higgins, Albert Edward
Age: 33
Date of Death: 1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Messrs. Robert Thomas and Co

Extra

Notes: Foundered on a voyage from Lobos D'Aguera, Peru to Antwerp with a cargo of guano.

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Maritime Memorials