Gravestone at Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia commemorating Arthur Mitchell and Reginald Jones d. 1878 in the loss of the ‘Loch Ard’
Location
Cliff top, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'IN MEMORY / OF / ARTHUR MITCHELL / AND REGINALD JONES / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WRECK / OF THE LOCH ARD / 1ST JUNE 1878'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Loch Ard
Vessel: Loch Ard
People
Jones, Reginald
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Loch Line
Mitchell, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: General Shipping Company
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Loch Line
Mitchell, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: General Shipping Company
Extra
Notes: 'Loch Ard' wrecked on Mutton Bird Island, Victoria, Australia on a voyage from London to Melbourne.
Bibliography: D.E. Charlwood 'The wreck of the Loch Ard: end of a ship, end of an era' (Sydney, 1971)
Bibliography: D.E. Charlwood 'The wreck of the Loch Ard: end of a ship, end of an era' (Sydney, 1971)