Memorial: M1019

Memorial at Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London commemorating William Fisher d. 1878 in the ‘Princess Alice’ disaster

Location

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'...WILLIAM ALFRED FISHER / WHO WAS DROWNED / BEING ON BOARD THE / PRINCESS ALICE / 3RD SEPTR. 1878, AGED 41 YEARS. / "THY WILL BE DONE" / ALSO MARY ANN ELIZABETH FISHER / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 23RD NOVEMBER 1905 / AGED 84 YEARS / "AT PEACE"...'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Princess Alice

People

Fisher, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Sank after collision with 'Bywell Castle'.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 272.

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