Memorial: M5029

Memorial window in St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, dedicated to Robert Crone, Bryan Eades and Graham Evans who died in the ‘Herald of Free Enterprise’, 6th March 1987

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT CRONE / BRYAN EADES / GRAHAM EVANS / MEN OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO DIED IN THE HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE / DISASTER 6TH MARCH 1987'

Details

Description: Three light window depicting Christ walking on the water, the ferry in Townsend Thoresen livery in the background, with the white cliffs with a lighthouse on the summit to the right.
Type: Window
Materials: Glass, lead
Artists: Goddard & Gibbs
Vessel: Herald of Free Enterprise

People

Crone, Robert
Age: 48
Date of Death: 6/3/1987
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Senior chief engineer
Organisation: Townsend Thoresen
Eades, Bryan
Age: 47
Date of Death: 6/3/1987
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Senior purser
Organisation: Townsend Thoresen
Evans, Graham
Age: 43
Date of Death: 6/3/1987
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Electrician
Organisation: Townsend Thoresen

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Britain's maritime memorials & mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters