Memorial: M1527

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Fred Steward d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'FRED STEWARD / aged 33 / lost in the Smack / ‘Recruit’, / in the North Sea, / March 6 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Recruit

People

Steward, Fred
Age: 33
Date of Death: 6/3/1883
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: 'Recruit' was one of three Brightlingsea fishing vessels lost off the island of Terschelling in 1883.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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