Wall tablet at Westerland church, Sylt, Germany commemorating Daniel Wienholt d. 1799 in the wreck of the ‘Lutine’
Location
St Niels Church, Westerland, Sylt, Germany, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / DANIEL WIENHOLT SECOND SON OF JOHN WIENHOLT ESQ. / OF GREAT ST HELEN'S IN THE CITY OF LONDON, MERCHANT, / WHO WAS LOST TO THE INEXPRESSIBLE GRIEF OF A MOTHER, / A BROTHER AND A SISTER IN HBM FRIGATE 'LUTINE' / OFF THE COAST OF HOLLAND IN THE NIGHT OF THE 9TH OCT. 1799. / HAVING DRIFTED ON THE SHORE OF SYLT, / HE WAS DISCOVERED BY / HERRN STRAENDVOYT DECKER / TO WHOM THE FAMILY OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE / FOR HIS GREAT ATTENTION AND FOR HIS CAREFUL / PRESERVATION OF THE PROPERTY FOUND ON THE BODY / WHICH WAS INTERRED IN WESTERLAND CHURCHYARD / ON THE 11 NOV. 1799.’
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Lutine
People
Age:
Date of Death: 9/10/1799
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: S.J. van der Molen 'The Lutine treasure: the 150 year search for gold in the wreck of the frigate Lutine' (London, 1970).