Memorial: M635

Memorial at Allerton Municipal Cemetery commemorating Jack Fairclough d. 1914 in the loss of HMS ‘Cressy’

Location

Allerton Municipal Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Thomas Fairclough who died Feb. 16th.1912, aged 60 years. Also our dear son JACK, 3rd son of the above lost in the North Sea disaster on H.M.S. CRESSY Sep. 22nd 1914, aged 30 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: North west of Roman Catholic mortuary chapel
Vessel: HMS Cressy

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fairclough, Jack
Age: 30
Date of Death: 22/9/1914
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lost in HMS 'Cressy' sunk by 'U9' in North Sea 22/9/1914.
Recorder: Marin Davies 1985

JSON

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