Memorial: M5195

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating John Elsey Keen d. 1907

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / OUR DEAR SON / JOHNNIE ELSEY KEEN / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / IN THE WRECK OF THE S.S. 'BERLIN' / ON THE 21ST FEBRUARY 1907 / AGED 21 YEARS / "MOROVER IT IS REQUIRED IN STEWARDS / THAT A MAN BE FOUND FAITHFUL" 1 COR IV.2.'

Details

Description: The headstone has a curved top and inset lead letters.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: SS Berlin

People

Keen, John Elsey
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21/2/1907
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Steward
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company

Extra

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