Memorial: M2230

Gravestone at St Mary’s Parish Church, Frinton-on-Sea, commemorating Cecil Bambridge d. 1911

Location

St Mary's Parish Church, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'This stone was erected / by voluntary subscriptions in memory of / Cecil Bambridge / aged 19 years / one of the crew of the / Frinton Volunteer Lifeboat / who was drowned while on service / April 5th 1911 / He gave his life for others / Elizabeth Bambridge / aged 58 years / Mother of the above / Died 23rd November 1911 / O God our help in ages past / our hope for years to come / our shelter from the stormy blast / and our eternal home'

Details

Description: With a detailed carving of a lifeboat.
Type: Headstone

People

Brambridge, Cecil
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/4/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI

Extra

Recorder: M T Morton, 7/9/81

JSON

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