Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1996

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating William Follett d. 1827 in the loss of the ‘Trephina’

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'William Follett, wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on the night of the 11th Dec 1827 when he and five more were drowned'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: ‘Tryphina'

People

Follett, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/12/1827
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: The Goodwin Sands is a sandbank around four miles offshore near Ramsgate, Kent. The ‘Trephina' was an British ship, wrecked with the loss of all but one crew member. The gravestone sighted 2003, behind Deal Maritime Museum where it had been taken for safekeeping.

Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal 1917).

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