Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1752

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Cardigan commemorating Thomas Harries Griffiths d. 1875 in the loss of the ‘Leading Star’

Location

St Mary's Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'...Also in loving memory of the above named Thomas Harries Griffiths who lost his life on board the brig Leading Star on a voyage from South Shields to Folkestone on or about the 28 November 1875 aged 40 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Graveyard
Vessel: Leading Star

People

Griffiths, Thomas Harries
Age: 40
Date of Death: 28/11/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

JSON

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Maritime Memorials