Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4439

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating James Alexander McCubbin d. 1915 in the loss of the ‘Lusitania’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Also JAMES ALEXANDER McCUBBIN drowned by the sinking of the R.M.S. 'LUSITANIA' May 7th 1915, aged 62 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: A5
Vessel: RMS Lusitania

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

McCubbin, James Alexander
Age: 62
Date of Death: 7/5/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Chief Purser
Organisation: Cunard Line

Extra

Notes: 'Lusitania' torpedoed by 'U-20' off Irish Coast.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Also JAMES ALEXANDER McCUBBIN drowned by the sinking of the R.M.S. 'LUSITANIA' May 7th 1915, aged 62 years'",
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Maritime Memorials