Memorial: M5014

Headstone in St Keverne, Cornwall dedicated persons lost aboard the vessel ‘John’ in 1855

Location

St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / 120 / persons here interred / who were drowned in / the wreck of the ship / John May 2nd 1855 / erected by one of the survivors'

Details

Description: Carved with a shipwreck.

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: John

Extra

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5014

Location

Transcript

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters