Memorial: M6508

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George Arthur Giles d. 1917 in the loss of SS ‘Treverbyn’

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Sweet Jesus / give rest to the soul of / Eliza Emma / the beloved wife of / George Arthur Giles / who died July 5th 1911 aged 36 years / Also the above George Arthur Giles / Lost at sea by enemy action Sept 3rd 1917 / Aged 45 years / R.I.P. / Also of their daughter. Jessie / who died Dec 19th 1897 / aged 3 months / Interred at Shooters Hill Cemetery London.'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: SS 'Treverbyn'

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Giles, George Arthur
Age: 45
Date of Death: 3/9/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: 1st Engineer
Organisation: E. Hain & Son

Extra

Notes: SS 'Treverbyn' of St Ives, sunk after being mined whilst on a voyage from Narvik to Manchester with a cargo of iron ore.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Maritime Memorials