Memorial: M3566

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Alfred Lawrence d. 1906

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Arthur Lawrence A.B. / H.M.S. 'RUSSELL' / who was drowned off Portland / July 4th 1906 / aged 21 years. This stone is erected as a / mark of esteem and respect by / the ship's company of H.M.S. 'RUSSELL''

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 372
Vessel: HMS Russell

People

Lawrence, Arthur
Age: 21
Date of Death: 4/7/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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