Memorial: M6571

Memorial in Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex commemorating John Wesley Woodward d. 1912, a musician on ‘Titanic’

Location

Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Transcript

‘THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS / A TRIBUTE TO THE SELF / SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION OF / JOHN WESLEY WOODWARD / (FORMERLY A MEMBER OF / THE EASTBOURNE MUNICIPAL / ORCHESTRA / THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S / ORCHESTRA / AND THE / GRAND HOTEL EASTBOURNE / ORCHESTRA, / WHO, WITH OTHERS OF THE / HERO-MUSICIANS OF THE / SHIP'S BAND, PERISHED IN / THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE / SINKING OF THE WHITE STAR / LINER "TITANIC” / ON APRIL 15TH / 1912. / "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"’

Details

Description: Pink granite with two bronze panels, to the left with the inscription, to right with a depiction of the of the ship sinking. Also in bronze, a circular portrait of Woodward in the centre in relief, palm branches, music and cello below.

Type: Wall memorial
Position: On bandstand
Materials: Granite, bronze
Date Erected: 1914
Artists: Charles Godfrey Garrard
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Woodward, John Wesley
Age: 32
Date of Death: 12/4/1912
Cause of Death: vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Musician
Organisation: White Star Line

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