Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating George Jamieson d. 1875, John Brewer d. 1875, Albert Purdy d. 1877, Richard Gilbert d. 1877, Joe Tucker d. 1877, James Heath d. 187[?], Henry Page d. 1880, William Briggs d. 1880, William Cook d. 1881 [?], and Patrick Sheeley
Location
Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England
Transcript
'In memory / of the following Boys / belonging to H.M.S. Boscawen / GEORGE JAMIESON / died Oct 5th 1875 aged 17 / JOHN BREWER / died Oct 28th 1875 aged 17 / ALBERT R PURDY / April 14 1877 aged 14 / RICHARD GILBERT / July 10 1877 age 17 / JOE TUCKER / Nov 2nd 1877 aged 16 / JAMES HEATH / Nov 21 187... aged 16 / Henry PAGE / ...Feb...1880 aged 15 / WILLIAM BRIGGS May 27 1880 aged 15 / William C. COOK / born Jan 8th 1864 Feb 14 188[1] / PATRICK SHEELEY / ...Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord'
Details
Vessel: HMS Boscawen
People
Age: 17
Date of Death: 28/10/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Briggs, William
Age: 15
Date of Death: 27/5/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cook, William C.
Age:
Date of Death: 14/2/1881 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gilbert, Richard
Age: 17
Date of Death: 10/7/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Heath, James
Age: 16
Date of Death: 21/11/187 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jamieson, George
Age: 17
Date of Death: 5/10/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Page, Henry
Age: 15
Date of Death: 2/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Purdy, Albert R.
Age: 14
Date of Death: 14/4/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tucker, Joe
Age: 16
Date of Death: 2/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy