Memorial: M2509

Gravestone in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating William Wink d. 1881

Location

Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / WILLIAM WINK. / WHO LOST HIS LIFE BY THE / UPSETTING OF THE LIFEBOAT / 'SPRINGWELL' IN HARWICH HARB- / OUR, DURING A HURRICANE / ON JANUARY 18. 1881 / AGED 54 YEARS. / "In the midst of life we are in Death" / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIP- / TION'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: Springwell

People

Wink, William
Age: 54
Date of Death: 18/1/1881
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Photograph by Marcus Bateman.
Recorder: Captain M.E. Manton

JSON

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Maritime Memorials