Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1188

Wall tablet in St Edith’s Church, Anwick, Lincolnshire commemorating Alfred Angelo Ashington d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’

Location

St Edith's Church, Anwick, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Alfred Angelo Ashington midshipman R.N. second son of Henry and Frances Ashington born 3rd Dec 1852. Lost in his 18th year in H.M.S. Captain which foundered off Cape Finisterre on the Morning of 7th Sept 1870'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: HMS Captain

People

Ashington, Alfred Angelo
Age: 17
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: C.Q. Flunhian.

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