Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4956

Memorial in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk commemorating those lost with the troopship ‘Birkenhead’ wrecked 1852.

Location

St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF 55 MEN DROWNED IN THE WRECK OF H,M,S, ‘BIRKENHEAD’ ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 1852.
T. ARCHER, J. ARMSTRONG, J. BARRETT, T. BELLINGHAM, W. BOSWELL, G. BRADLEY, J. BYRNE, M. CARRINGTON, M. CELLARS, B. CUMMINS, M. CLINCE, J. CRAGG, J. COSTELLO, W. DEMMACK, J. DURKIN, J. ENGLAND, J. FIELD, T. FITZGERARD, P. FLANAGAN, T. FLANLEY, O. FREEMAN, W. FLYNN, A. GRIMSHAW, F. HART, S. HAYWARD, S. JOHNSON, T. KETCHER, J. KELLY, L. LAMBETH, E. LEE, M. LAWLER, J. MCDERMOTT, J. MCDONNEL, T. MCMURROW, J. MATRAVIS, A. MEALLY, J. MULLANY, T. MORAN, R, MORRISON, R. MUNNS, D. O’CONNOR, J. OWEN, W. PALMER, J. PETTIFER, T. PURCELL, C. REYNOLDS, J. ROCHE, R. SHEPPARD, W. SMITH, W. SPRIGGS, J. THOMPSON, W.TIGNE, T. WALES, W. WILSON, J. WOOTON. ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT N.C.O.’S AND MEN OF (12TH) THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT’

Details

Description: A gothic architectural surround in marble with a relief of the sinking vessel above, 'A DEATHLESS STORY' above the inscription. Regimental badge below.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Birkenhead

Extra

Notes: To men of Suffolk Regiment lost on troopship 'Birkenhead' wrecked 26/2/1852.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 32.
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