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Memorial: M4458

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool to James Gilling d. 1878 as a result of the collision between the ‘Gem’ and the ‘Bowfell’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'...Also of JAMES GILLING, aged 38, who was drowned in the Mersey, Nov. 26th. 1878, through the collision of the GEM STEAMER, with the ship BOWFELL'

Details

Position: Headstone 159
Vessel: Gem

People

Gilling, James
Age: 38
Date of Death: 26/11/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Gilling was one of five passengers who died as a result of the collision in fog between the steam ferry 'Gem' and the sailing vessel 'Bowfell'.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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Maritime Memorials