Headstone at St Michael’s Church, Huyton, Liverpool commemorating William Thomas Tyrer d. 1874 in the loss of the ‘British Admiral’
Location
St Michael's Church, Huyton, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In affectionate remembrance of Wm. Lawson born March 24, 1792 died Dec 1 1873. Wm. Thos. TYRER born April 16, 1851, lost in the 'BRITISH ADMIRAL' May 23, 1874...'
Details
Type: Headstone
Position: Next to vestry
Vessel: British Admiral
Position: Next to vestry
Vessel: British Admiral
People
Tyrer, William Thomas
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/5/1874
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: British Shipowners Co Ltd, Liverpool
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/5/1874
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: British Shipowners Co Ltd, Liverpool
Extra
Notes: 'British Admiral' was an iron clipper ship wrecked on King's Island. Tasmania on 23 May 1874. 79 passengers and crew were lost. William Tyrer was one of a group that managed to reach the shore in a boat, only to be drowned when it capsized in the surf. William Tyrer was born in Wallasey, Cheshire and William Lawson was his grandfather.
Bibliography: 'The Argos' (Melbourne, 1 June 1874).
Recorder: Martin Davies 1984, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum
Bibliography: 'The Argos' (Melbourne, 1 June 1874).
Recorder: Martin Davies 1984, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum