Memorial: M2061

Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt d. 1916

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN / CHARLES ALGERNON FRYATT, / MASTER OF THE GREAT EASTERN / RAILWAY STEAMSHIP 'BRUSSELS' / ILLEGALLY EXECUTED BY THE / GERMANS AT BRUGES ON THE / 27TH JULY 1916 / ERECTED BY THE COMPANY AS AN / EXPRESSION OF THEIR ADMIRATION / OF HIS GALLANTRY', 'PRO PATRIA', 'ALSO / HIS BELOVED WIFE ETHEL, WHO DIED 30TH SEPT 1956.'

Details

Description: Above the inscription, the memorial is carved with a representation of the Merchant Navy cap badge flanked by laurel branches. The inscription itself is has a rope border with two figure of eight knots at the top corners and a carrick bend below. 'PRO PATRIA' is surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: SS Brussels

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fryatt, Charles Algernon
Age: 44
Date of Death: 27/7/1916
Cause of Death: Executed
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway

Extra

Notes: Master, SS 'Brussels' executed by the Germans for defending his ship.

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters