Memorial: M3545

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Rouse d. 1908

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / THOMAS ROUSE; Able Seaman / of HMS Britannia / who was killed / at his post of duty whilst coaling / 19th November 1908 / Aged 23 years / In the midst of life we are in death / erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 346
Vessel: HMS Britannia

People

Rouse, Thomas
Age: 23
Date of Death: 19/11/1908
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Monument face down on ground.
Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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