Fishing

Memorial: M1549

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Henry Purday d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'HENRY PURDAY aged 36 washed overboard from the Smack 'Express' in the North Sea March 6 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Express

People

Purday, Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 6/3/1883
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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Maritime Memorials