Memorial: M1

Memorial at Southampton to Arthur Henry Rostron d.1940, Captain of RMS ‘Carpathia’

Location

West End High Street, West End, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory / of / MY DEAR HUSBAND / SIR ARTHUR HENRY ROSTRON / K.B.E./R.D., R.N.R. / DIED NOV. 4th 1940 / AGED 71 YEARS. / ALSO OF/ETHEL MINNIE / THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE, / DIED JULY 7TH 1945, AGED 63 YEARS. / Sir ARTHUR ROSTRON / CAPTAIN OF RMS CARPATHIA / SAVED 706 SOULS FROM / SS TITANIC 15 APRIL 1912'

Details

Description: Art deco headstone with a shield with a cross within a wreath above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Position: Old Burial Ground
Materials: Marble
Vessel: RMS Titanic, RMS Carpathia

People

Rostron, Arthur Henry
Age: 71
Date of Death: 4/11/1940
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Captain of the 'Carpathia' when she saved 706 souls from the 'Titanic'.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In / Loving Memory / of / MY DEAR HUSBAND / SIR ARTHUR HENRY ROSTRON / K.B.E./R.D., R.N.R. / DIED NOV. 4th 1940 / AGED 71 YEARS. / ALSO OF/ETHEL MINNIE / THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE, / DIED JULY 7TH 1945, AGED 63 YEARS. / Sir ARTHUR ROSTRON / CAPTAIN OF RMS CARPATHIA / SAVED 706 SOULS FROM / SS TITANIC 15 APRIL 1912'",
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