Memorial: M4228

Gravestone at St Sampson’s Church, Guernsey, commemorating Henry James Robinson d. 1881 in the loss of the ‘Speed’

Location

St Sampson's Church, St Sampson's, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Henry James Robinson, Native of Essex who was lost at sea on the 3rd April 1881 in the Speed of Guernsey whose remains rest in the Great Ocean til the resurrection morn'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Speed

People

Robinson, Henry James
Age:
Date of Death: 3/4/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'Speed' struck in stern by SS 'Solent' 1 1/2 miles off Longships light on passage from Runcorn to Guernsey laden with coal. Two of three crew rescued.
Recorder: D. Kreckeler 1982

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