Fishing, Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1558

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Walter Nurse d. 1889

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'WALTER NURSE aged 29 lost in the Cod Smack 'British Workman' of Grimsby in the North Sea Feb 9th 1889'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: British Workman

People

Nurse, Walter
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/2/1889
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'British Workman' 1867, a Grimsby fishing smack, lost in a gale in February 1889.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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