Tablet in the Abbey Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire commemorating Eleanor Thornton d. 1915 in the loss of the SS ‘Persia’
Location
Abbey Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'THIS TABLET EAS ERECTED BY JOHN / 2ND LORD MONTAGU OF BEAVLIEV IN THANKFVLLNESS / FOR HIS MIRACVLOVS ESCAPE FROM DROWNING / AFTER THE SINKING OF THE P. AND O., S.S. PERSIA / TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE NEAR CRETE / AND IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR VELASCO THORNTON / WHO SERVED HIM DEVOTEDLY FOR FIFTEEN YEARS / DROWNED DECEMBER 30TH 1915'
Details
Type: Tablet
Position: East wall of nave
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: Kathleen Scott
Vessel: SS Persia
Position: East wall of nave
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: Kathleen Scott
Vessel: SS Persia
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Thornton, Eleanor Velasco
Age:
Date of Death: 30/12/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: P & O Line
Age:
Date of Death: 30/12/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: P & O Line
Extra
Notes: Eleanor Thornton was Lord Montagu's secretary. Lord Montagu was in the sea for two days after the sinking and presumed dead. He lived to read his own obituary notices.
Bibliography: Kenneth Jarvis (vicar) 'Illustrated Guide to Beaulieu Abbey Church'; Capt. H.E.R. Widnell 'The Beaulieu Record' (Pioneer Publications Ltd 1973).
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1981
Bibliography: Kenneth Jarvis (vicar) 'Illustrated Guide to Beaulieu Abbey Church'; Capt. H.E.R. Widnell 'The Beaulieu Record' (Pioneer Publications Ltd 1973).
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1981