Memorial at Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Robert Day d. 1895 in the loss of the ‘Forget Me Not’
Location
Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'ROBERT DAY drowned in the 'FORGET ME NOT' which was run down by the SS ADVENT of SUNDERLAND July 17th 1895 aged 44 also of HANNAH MARIA died November 30 1929 aged 76'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 4
Vessel: Forget Me Not, Advent
Position: Plot 4
Vessel: Forget Me Not, Advent
People
Day, Robert
Age: 44
Date of Death: 30/11/1929
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Arthur James Swan
Age: 44
Date of Death: 30/11/1929
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Arthur James Swan
Extra
Notes: Lloyd's List July 18 'The Advent (s), of Sunderland, ran into and sunk shrimp boat, drowning both hands in Carton Gatway yesterday'. July 26 'The shrimp boat which was sunk in Carton Gatway July 17 by collision with the Advent (s) was named the Forget-Me-Not.' The boat was owned by Arthur James Swan, the other casualty. 'Forget-Me-Not', Lowestoft, ketch, built Brixham 1883
Bibliography: 'Lowestoft Journal' 20 July 1895
Bibliography: 'Lowestoft Journal' 20 July 1895