Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4577

Headstone at Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Wilfred Douglas Cochrane d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Also of Wilfred Douglas Cochrane son of the above who lost his life on H.M.S. Black Prince in the naval battle off Jutland on the 31st May 1916 He has gone to his last commission To that beautiful ship called rest and now he is gently sleeping safe in his Saviours breast'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Black Prince

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cochrane, Wilfred Douglas
Age:
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982

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