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Memorial: M6495

Wall plaque in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Francis Elliott Walters RN and Chief Engineer A. Baker RN both died in 1899

Location

Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

'TO THE / MEMORY OF / LT COMDR. F.E. WALTERS / AND / CHIEF ENGR. A . BAKER / OF HER MAJESTY T.B.D. / ARDENT / WHO WERE DROWNED / IN SALONIKI HABOUR / ON THE NIGHT OF THE / 8TH OCTOBER 1899 / ERECTED / BY THEIR MESSMATES.'

Details

Description: Marble plaque with lead letters.

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Right side of gate
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Ardent

People

Baker, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walters, Francis Eliott
Age: 28
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Ann Shirley 1979

JSON

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