Vessel Loss

Memorial: M647

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Gilbert Sinclair d. 1872 in the loss of the ‘Champion’ and David Sinclair d. 1881

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Gilbert Sinclair, Chief Officer of The Champion of Lossiemouth Scotland; lost at Madeira 22nd December 1872 age 30. David Sinclair, late of SS Ambrose died 24 August 1881 age 40'

Details

Vessel: SS Ambrose, Champion

People

Sinclair, Gilbert
Age: 30
Date of Death: 22/12/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:
Sinclair, David
Age: 40
Date of Death: 24/8/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 641. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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