Fishing

Memorial: M1545

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Heffer d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'GEORGE HEFFER / aged 26 / lost from the Smack / ‘Kestrel,’ / off Brighton / Feb 2 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Kestrel

People

Heffer, George
Age: 26
Date of Death: 2/2/1883
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

JSON

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Maritime Memorials