Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1722

Plaque at St Nicolas’s Church, Cabourn, Lincolnshire commemorating William Frederick Symons d. 1870 in the loss of the SS ‘City of Boston’

Location

St Nicolas's Church, Cabourn, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of William Frederick Symons aged 22 years left Halifax Nova Scotia as fourth mate on board the Royal Mail SS City of Boston Jan 28 1870 ship lost at sea'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: SS City of Boston

People

Symons, William Frederick
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 4th Mate
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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