Vessel Loss

Memorial: M2471

Memorial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating Everett Elliott, d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EVERETT EDWARD / ELLIOTT / OF THE HEROIC CREW / SS 'TITANIC' DIED ON DUTY / APRIL 15 1912 / AGED 24 YEARS / EACH MAN STOOD AT HIS POST / WHILE ALL THE WEAKER ONES / WENT BY AND SHOWED ONCE / MORE TO ALL THE WORLD / HOW ENGLISHMEN SHOULD DIE'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Elliott, Everett Edward
Age: 24
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Notes: Elliott’s body was found by the Minia.

Bibliography: Arnold and Betty Watson 'Roster of Valor: The Titanic-Halifax Legacy' (Riverside, 1984) (photograph).

JSON

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