Memorial: M5469

Memorial at Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Burwood d.1916 and Samuel Burwood, RNR d. 1916

Location

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'MARIA MARY BURWOOD died July 14th 1916 aged 42. Also of her husband SAMUEL ROBERT BURWOOD drowned in HM Trawler 'Kent County' Dec 8th 1916 aged 45. Also of their son SAMUEL ROBERT BURWOOD late of HMS ANWORTH accidentally drowned at sea Dec 10th 1916 aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 33 L/9/164
Vessel: Kent County, HMS Anworth

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Burwood, Samuel Robert
Age: 45
Date of Death: 8/12/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Skipper
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Burwood, Samuel Robert
Age: 19
Date of Death: 10/12/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Deck hand
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: 'Kent County' a drifter hired as a decoy vessel 1915. Sunk by mine off Lowestoft. The younger Samuel Burwood is buried in Lowestoft Cemetery.
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