Vessel Loss

Memorial: M2047

Memorial at St James’ Cemetery, Dover, Kent commemorating Roque E de Mello, d. 1916 in the loss of the SS ‘Maloja’

Location

St James' Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England

Transcript

'...As a snow white lily / cut down in its bloom / he has been taken to his / eternal home'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Maloja

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

de Mello, Rogue E.
Age: 22 yrs
Date of Death: 27/2/1916
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: barrister

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Extra

Notes: Lost in SS 'Maloja' hit a mine in the Channel off Dover laid by a SM UC-6 German submarine with loss of 155 lives. De Mello was a passenger on the P&O Steamship bound for Bombay, India.

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol.v, no 1, pp. 9-10.

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