Memorial: M2229

Gravestone at St Mary’s Parish Church, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, commemorating Hezekiah John Cook d. 1900

Location

St Mary's Parish Church, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Hezekiah John Cook / the beloved son of / David and Sarah Cook / who was unfortunately drowned / going to the rescue of the crew of the / Schooner Saxon Maid of Fleetwood / on the Gunfleet Sands / July 5th 1900 / aged 19 years / Soft the winds that blow from the homeland / Sweet the morn that breaks on the shore / Soon we'll meet again our beloved ones / Where sorrow, pain and death come no more'

Details

Description: Anchor and chain on rocks.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Saxon Maid

People

Cook, Hezekiah John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/7/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: M.T. Morton 1981

JSON

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