Fishing, Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1588

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Walter Barber d. 1884

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'WALTER BARBER aged 14 perished with his Father in the smack 'Greyhound' Sept 3 1884 and buried in this churchyard'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Greyhound

People

Barber, Walter
Age: 14
Date of Death: 3/9/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The 'Greyhound' was supposed to have been sunk in a collision whilst carrying oysters from Brightlingsea to Whitstable.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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