Fishing, Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1525

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Alexander Veitch d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ALEXANDER VEITCH aged 17 of Dover lost in the Smack 'Walter & Henry' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Walter and Henry

People

Veitch, Alexander
Age: 17
Date of Death: 12/12/1883
Cause of Death: Vess4el loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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Maritime Memorials