R.M.S. TITANIC VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

IN CORNWALL

 

 

I couldn't believe how many connections Cornwall had the ship. I've been coming to this county for over thirty years for my holidays. Now I always take my Brian Ticehurst book just in case there's a grave or memorial near where we are visiting. To keep my wife and daughter happy during the hunt around many Cornish churchyards, I would pay  £1 for every grave discovered. It started at fifty pence, but they soon asked for money per grave found. Since my wife passed away my daughter still helps me out,  she's soon to turn twenty and I have to strike a bargain with her before we go grave hunting (she likes it really). So below are the graves and memorials I have found in the beautiful county of Cornwall.

 

 

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives

(next door to the Tate Gallery)

 

William Carbines

 

 

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William Carbines

Grand-Son Of The Above And Beloved Son Of

Nicholas & Jane Carbines

Who Was Drowned On Board The S.S. Titanic

15th April 1912

Aged 19 Years

William Carbines, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. His body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett. His body was returned to St Ives for Burial on 30th May 1912 he was laid to rest with his grandparents. Over five hundred mourners turned out for his funeral, his was the first grave in Cornwall that found.

 

 Steven Curnow Jenkins 

 

 

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Steven Curnow

Son Of The Above

Who Lost His Life

In The Titanic Disaster

April 15th 1912

Aged 32 Years

 

Below is the location of the Jenkins grave, it not far from William Carbines

Steven Curnow Jenkin, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he was wasn't supposed to travel on the Titanic to America, but due to the coal strike he was transferred to the doomed liner. He died in the disaster, if his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

Helston Cemetery, Cornwall 

 

Frederick James Banfield

 

 

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Frederick James Banfield

Drowned In The Titanic Disaster

April 14th 1912 Aged 28 Years

Frederick James Banfield, Travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered it was never identified.

 

St Neots Cemetery, St Neots, Cornwall

 

John Henry Chapman

Sarah Elizabeth Chapman

 

 

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In

Loving Memory Of

John Henry Chapman

Aged 35 Years

Also Of His Wife

Sarah Elizabeth Chapman

Aged 30 Years

Who Lost Their Lives Through The

Sinking Of The Disaster in 1912

Mr and Mrs Chapman, travelled as Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, both died in the disaster. James Henry Chapman's body was recovered by the Mackay- Bennett and was buried in the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Nova Scotia.

Sarah Elizabeth Chapman's body, if recovered, it was never identified.

 

Paul Cemetery, Paul, Penzance

 

Emily Richards 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emily Richards

Died Nov 10th 1972 Aged 85 Years



The House Where Emily Richards, Penzance, Cornwall

Emily Richards, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, she survived the disaster along with her two sons, Sibley George Richards and William Rowe Richards. Also on the Titanic was her mother, Elizabeth Hocking, her sister, Nellie Hocking her Aunt , Ellen Wilkes. Emily lived out the rest of her life in Cornwall, then on 10th November 1972 she passed away and was buried in Paul Cemetery near Penzance

 

Sibley George Richards

(son of the above)

 

 

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In Loving Memory Of

Sibley George Richards

Who Died 4th December 1987

Aged 76 Years

Sibley George Richards, Travelled Second Class with his mother and brother, at the time of the disaster he was only 10 months old. In 1914 he returned to west Cornwall with his parents and brother. He passed away on 4th December 1964, a month before his brother Willy, he was buried in Paul Cemetery along with his wife.

 

Longstone Cemetery, Carbis Bay, St Ives

 

William Rowe Richards

(brother of above)

 

Location Of His Grave 

 

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In

Loving Memory Of

(my Bill)

Beloved Husband Of Grace

William Rowe Richards

Died 9th Jan 1988 Aged 78 years

William (Willy) Rowe Richards, was only three years old at the time of the disaster. He continued to live in west Cornwall until he passed away on 9th Jan 1988. He was buried in the Longstone Cemetery, Carbis Bay, St Ives.

 

 Penzance 

 

Elizabeth Hocking

 

 

Elizabeth lived in this house in Penzance, Cornwall

 

Elizabeth Hocking, she travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, Elizabeth survived the disaster and then went on to live in Akron, until she was killed in car accident on on the second anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic. She was buried the Glendale Cemetery.

 

 

Ellen (Nellie) Hocking

(daughter of above)

 

Ellen Hocking, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, she survived the disaster. She lived out the rest of life living in Schenectady, until she passed away on 14th October 1963.

 

 

Richard George Hocking

(brother of above)

 

Richard George Hocking, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified. Richard was born in the above house in Penzance

 

St Keverne Church and Churchyard, St Keverne

 

 Stephen Hold

Margaret Annie Hold

 

 

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In Loving Memory Of

Annie Margaret Bailey

Beloved Wife Of Northey Bailey

Died March 1st 1960

Aged 76

Late Of Four Winds, Rowland's Castle

Survivor Of SS Titanic

Stephen and Margaret hold, travelled as Second Class Passengers on the Titanic, Stephen died in the Disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

Margaret Hold, lived out the rest of her in St Keverne, where she married Joseph Northey Bailey. On the 1st March 1960, she passed away and was buried in the churchyard of St Keverne.

 

John Richard Jago Smith

 

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J.R. Jago Smith

Who Perished On Board

The "Titanic"

April 14th 1912

Aged 35 Years

 

Plaque Inside The Church 

 

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To The Glory Of God And In The Memory Of

John R Jago Smith

Of The Transatlantic Post Office

Who Died On Duty In The Foundering

Of The S.S. Titanic April 15th 1912

By This Tablet The Members Of

The Postal And Telegraph Services

Record Their Deep Sorrow At His Death



Location of Annie Hold & John R Jago Smith Graves

John R Jago Smith,was employed by the Post Office on the Titanic. He worked with colleague James B Williamson and three American Clerks, William L. Gwinn, John S. March and Oscar S. Woody

John R Jago Smith, died in the disaster along with his colleagues. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

 

 

St Endellion Parish Church

 

Frank Couch

 

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Frank

Who Was Lost Drowned In The

Titanic 15th 1912

Aged 28 Years

Frank Couch, was a Able Bodied Seaman on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. His body was recovered by the Mackay- Bennett and he was given the number 253. On 6th May 1912 he was laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery, Nova scotia,
I've been driving past this church for many years, little did I realise that there was a someone from the Titanic mentioned on a family headstone.



 

Breage Parish Church

 

William Gilbert 

 

 

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Also Of William

Their Beloved Son

Who Lost His Life In The

Wreck Of The Titanic

April 15th 1912

Aged 47

William Gilbert, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

 

Above is a map of the located of William Gilbert's grave. On the left hand side there's another grave of interest. it belongs to Dora Millicent Richards who drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania.

 

Calstock Churchyard

 

Harry Gale

Shadrach Gale

(brothers)

 

 

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Harry

Aged 38 Years

And

Shadrach

Aged 34 Years

Who Lost Their Lives in

 The Titanic Disaster

April 14th 1912

Harry and Shadrach gale, both travelled as Second Class Passengers on the Titanic, both Died in the disaster. If their bodies were recovered, they were never identified.

 

Landrake Cemetery

 

Richard James Slemen

 

 

 

 

 

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Richard James Son Of W & A.L. Slemen

Was Lost On The Titanic April 14th 1912 Aged 35 Years

Richard James Slemen, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

Richard Slemen's Grave is in the corner by the gate

 

Constantine Churchyard

 

James Veal

 

 

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James Veal

Born November 20 1871

Drowned By The Sinking Of

The Steamship Titanic

In

Latitude 41-46 N

Longitude 50-14 W

April 15th 1912

James Veal, travelled as a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

Truro Cathedral 

 

Edwy Arthur West

Ada Mary West

Constance Miriam West

Barbara Joyce West 

 

 Plaque found on the North Wall Of the Cathedral

Edwy Arthur West and his family, travelled as Second Class Passengers, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

Ada Mary West, lived out the remainder of her life in Truro, she passed away five day after the forty first anniversary of her husband death. 20th April 1953 aged 74

Constance Miriam west, remained in Cornwall for the rest of her life, she passed away in 1963 in the Cornish town of Penzance.

Barbara Joyce West, she became a teacher which meant she lived at a few locations after the disaster, she also refused to talk about the Titanic. On 16th October 2007 Aged 96, she sadly passed away and she was one of the last surviving passengers from the Titanic. 

 

 All Photos Taken And Owned By DPPearce of Darrin's Photography

 

 

I would like to thank Brian Ticehurst who book pointed me in the right direction in finding the graves

Also thank to the members of the public who discovered them.







 

 

 

R.M.S. TITANIC VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

 IN THE U.K

 

 

 

Whenever I go out for the day, I always check my Titanic book and see if there's any Titanic graves near where I'm going. So below are the ones I've discovered so far.

 

 

St Mary's Church, Kings Worthy, Hampshire

 

Albert Vale Barker

 

 

 

 

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In Memoriam

Albert Vale Barker

Aged 19 Years

A Former Chorister Of This Church

Who Was Lost With The S.S. Titanic

April 15th 1912

Albert Vale Barker, was employed as a Assistant Baker on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

 St Peter's Church, Bramshaw, Hampshire

 

 

In this small church, there's  a plaque inside the church and two family graves in the churchyard. Below is how they appear.

 

 

 

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Percy Deacon 17 Years old

William Dibden 18 Years Old

Charles Henry Davies 19 Years Old

Ambrose Hood 21 Years Old

Stanley George Hickman 21 Years Old

Leonard Mark Hickman 24 Years Old

Lewis Hickman 32 Years Old

All Of The Parish Who Were Lost In The Wreck Of The

S S Titanic On April 15th 1912 Through Collision With An

Iceberg In The Atlantic

 

Percy Deacon

 

Percy Deacon, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never was never identified.

 

 William Dibben





 

William Dibden is mentioned on the church plaque and on a family grave in the churchyard

 

 

 

 

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William, Eldest Son Of The Above

Who Was Lost In The Wreck Of The

S.S. Titanic April 15th 1912 Aged 18 Years

William Dibden, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

 Charles Henry Davies

Charles Henry Davies, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered it was never identified.

 

 Lewis Hickman

Lewis Hickman, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. His body was recovered and he was the 256 body recovered from the Atlantic. He was laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery, Canada. Two of his brothers were on the Titanic with him.

 

 

Leonard Mark Hickman

Leonard Mark Hickman, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified. Two of his brothers were on the Titanic with him.

 

 

Stanley George Hickman

Stanley George Hickman, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified. Two of his brothers were on the Titanic with him.

 

 

Ambrose Hood



 

 

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Ambrose Hood

Son Of The Above

Lost His Life In The Wreck Of

S.S. Titanic April 15th 1912 Aged 21 Years

Ambrose Hood, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the sinking. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

Pitcombe Parish Cemetery, Somerset

 

Herbert John Pitman M.B.E

 

 

 

 

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In Love We Remember

Herbert John Pitman  M.B.E

1877-1961

Merchant Navy 1895-1947

Rest In Peace

3rd Officer .S.S. Titanic

Herbert John Pitman, as a 3rd Officer his duties aboard the Titanic included working out the ship's position through celestial observation, finding the deviation of the ship's compass, general supervision around the decks, looking after the quartermaster's and relieving the officers on the bridge. he survived the disaster. He passed away on 7th December 1961, he was laid to rest in the small Cemetery in Pitcombe.

 

 

Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire

 

Arthur Ward

 



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To The Glory Of God

And In The Loving Memory Of

Arthur (Bob) Ward

Engineer Officer

The Beloved Son Of Alfred And Emily Ward

Who Lost His Life In The Foundering Of The

S.S. Titanic

April 15th 1912 Aged 24 Years

Arthur Ward, was Assistant fourth Engineer on the Titanic. He was one of the brave men who stayed at their posts down below in the depth of the ship, right up to the end, to ensure the lights stay on for as long as possible. What went through their minds as they knew that they were going to die ?. If his body was recovered, it was never Identified.

 

 Studland Methodist Church, Studland, Dorset

 

Jacob William Gibbons

 

 

 

 

Jacob William Gibbons, was a Second Class Saloon Steward on the Titanic, he survived the disaster. He passed away on 27th February 1965, his ashes were scattered in the graveyard of Studland Methodist Church.

 

Clevedon, North Somerset

 

John William Gill

 

 



 

 

The Top photo is where John william Gill lived up until the time to left to take passage on the Titanic. The Church in the picture is St John The Evangelist in Clevedon. This is where he married Sarah Elizabeth Wilton Hodder on 14 February 1912.

John William Gill, was a Second Class Passenger on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. On 23 April his body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett, his was the 155 body to be recovered and he was buried at sea the following day.

 

 

Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey

 

Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon

Lady Lucy Christina Duff-Gordon

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Cosmo Edmund Duff-Gordon

Of Maryculter 5th Baronet

July 22 1832 April 20 1931

Also

Lucy Christina Duff-Gordon

The Duff- Gordon's, were First Class Passengers on the Titanic, they both survived the disaster. On the night of the sinking they approached First Officer Murdoch and asked him if he and his wife could get into the lifeboat that Murdoch was supervising, murdoch replied that he would pleased if they did. When Lifeboat one was lowered at 1.am it only contained 12 people and seven of those were crew members. After the sinking a Leading Fireman in the lifeboat asked if they should go back for survivors, lady Duff-Gordon warned that they might get swamped by people in the sea. Sir Duff- Gordon gave the crew in the lifeboat some money to replace things that they had lost when the Titanic slipped beneath the Atlantic, some people saw this as a bribe.

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon died on 20th April 1931 Aged 69

Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon died in April 1935 Aged 71.

 



Godalming, Surrey

 

John George Phillips

 

Jack Phillips Memorial Cloister and Gardens 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Cloister Is Built

In Memory Of

John George Phillips 

A Native Of This Town

Chief Wireless Telegraphist Of

The Ill Fated S.S..Titanic

He Died At His Post

When The Vessel Foundered

 In Mid-Atlantic

On The 15th Day Of April 1912

 

 

 

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In Memory Of

John George Phillips

Aged 25 Years

 

Senior Wireless Operator

On R.M.S. Titanic

Sank April 15th 1912

John George Phillips, along with Harold Bride were the Marconi Wireless aboard the Titanic. Just before the Titanic struck the iceberg, John was about to take a well earned rest when Captain Smith arrived in the wireless room and told him to send out the distress call C.Q.D, later he would be the first person to send the new distress call S.O.S., both operators stayed at their posts just until the last possible moment. Both men jumped into the Atlantic and only Harold Bride survived, it was noted that when Bride was picked by the carpathia, he saw the body of Jack Phillips in the cold Atlantic water. Whether this is true I wouldn't like to say.

The town of Godalming are so proud of him, that there are many building and roads named after him, he is also remembered on the family grave in the Old Cemetery at Farncombe. His stone is in the shape of an iceberg.

 

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  I would like to thank is Brian Ticehurst whose books, Titanic Memorials World-wide, where they’re Located, and his other is called, Titanic Victims Discovered in the Old Cemetery-Common Cemetery.

My last thank you are to the many people who worked hard and discovered these graves, there’s too many to mention.

 





 

 

 

R.M.S. TITANIC VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

IN  AND AROUND SOUTHAMPTON

 

 

Hollybrook Cemetery, Lordswood, Southampton

 

Here at Hollybrook Cemetery, there are about twenty nine graves related to the titanic. One of the people buried here had a major part in the Disaster. He was Lookout, Frederick Fleet, he had just gone on duty in the crows nest with George Symonds. Then Fleet saw a dark object coming out of the dark, the bell was rung and Fleet made a call to the bridge, Officer "what do you see", "Fleet" ICEBERG RIGHT AHEAD". From that second the Titanic was doomed.

At present I only found seven graves, but I will be going back this year for a good look around.

 

 

Henry Phillip Creese

 

 

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Henry Phillip Creese

Who Lost His Life Through The

Foundering Of R.M.S. Titanic

April 15th 1912

Aged 44 Years

Henry Phillip Creese, was employed as a Deck Engineer on the Titanic, If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

Frederick Fleet

 

 

Frederick Fleet

1887-1965

Lookout

R.M.S Titanic

Frederick Fleet, was employed as a Lookout on the Titanic. He survived the disaster, in his later years he was a well known face selling evening papers on a Southampton street corner. On 28th December 1964, his wife passed away, at the time they were living with her brother. After her death, the brother evicted Frederick form his house. Then on 10th January 1965, Frederick lifeless body was discovered, he had committed suicide by hanging. He was buried in an unmarked paupers grave, then in 1993 a headstone was erected with funds from the Titanic Historical Society, U.S.A.

 

 

William Harder

 

 

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In

Loving Memory Of

Bill Harder

Fell Asleep

6th December 1947

Aged 75 Years

William Harder, was employed as a Window Cleaner on the Titanic. He passed away in Dec 1947, he was laid to rest in the Cemetery.

 

 

Frederick Hartnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Frederick

The Beloved Husband Of

Fanny Hartnell

Who Died April 16 1920

William Hartnell, was employed as a Saloon Steward on the Titanic, he survived the disaster. He passed away in April 1920, and was buried in the Cemetery

 

 Samuel Ernest Hemming

 

 

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My Dear Husband

Samuel E Hemming

Who Fell Asleep April 12th 1928

Aged 59 Years

Samuel E Hemming, was employed as a Lamp Trimmer on the Titanic, he survived the Disaster. He passed away days short of the 16 anniversary of the sinking. He was laid to rest in the cemetery.

 

 

George Edward Robertson

 

 

 

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George Edward Robertson

Lost At Sea S.S. Titanic Aged 19

George Edward Robertson, was employed as a Assistant Steward, he died in the disaster. His body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and given the number 127, he was buried at sea on 23rd April 1912.

 

Harry Yearsley

 

 

Unmarked

Harry Yearsley, was employed as a Saloon Steward on the Titanic, he survived the disaster. At present not sure when he passed away. He was buried in an unmarked grave plot A2/177.

Bitterne Parish Church, Southampton

 

Walter John Perkis

 

 

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Walter John Perkis

11th August 1874 - 4th August 1954

Quartermaster R.M.S. Titanic

Commanded Lifeboat No 4

Rescued Eight From The Sea On

The Night Of 15th April 1912

Walter John Perkis, was employed as Quartermaster on the Titanic, he survived the disaster and he helped rescue others from the freezing Atlantic. He passed away on 4th August 1954, seven days before his eightieth birthday.

St Leonards Church, Bursledon, Southampton

George Frederick Turner

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George Frederick Turner

Ships Stenographer

Son Of George And Janet Turner

Died April 15th 1912

By The Foundering Of The S.S. Titanic

George Frederick Turner. was employed as the ship Stenographer, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered it was never identified.

 

St Mary's Extra Cemetery, Southampton

 

 

John Hall Hutchinson



 

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John Hall Hutchinson

Ship's Carpenter

Dearly Loved Second Son

Who Lost His Life

In The S.S. Titanic

April 15th 1912, Aged 28 Years

John Hall Hutchinson, was employed as a Carpenter on the Titanic, he died in the disaster. If his body was recovered, it was never identified.

 

 

Albert Ernest Fryer

 

 

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Our Dear Dad

Albert Ernest Fryer

Died 15th November 1944

Aged 57

 

Church Of Holy Trinity, Weston, Southampton

 

Charles Valentine Clarke

Ada Maria Clarke

(Husband & Wife)

 

 

 

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In Loving Memory Of

Ada Maria Clarke

Passed Away Feb 8th 1953, Aged 69

Survivour Of The Titanic Disaster 1912

Also

Charles V Clarke

Her Beloved Husband

Who Lost His Life On S.S. Titanic

Charles Valentine Clarke, and his wife Ada Maria Clarke, were Second Class passengers on the Titanic. Ada survived the sinking, she passed away in 1953, and she was laid to rest in the Churchyard. Charles died in the Disaster, if his body was recovered, it was never identified.

West End Church, Southampton

 

 

In this little Churchyard, you'll find the grave of a man, whose actions saved hundreds of lives, he was the Captain of the Carpathia. On the night of 14th april 1912, Harold Cottam, Wireless Operator on the Carpathia, picked up a message from the Titanic asking for assistant. The Carpathia was 60 miles away at the time and she headed straight for the position given by the Titanic. At 04.00 the Carpathia reached the site, she picked up over 700 people. After the disaster the Captain Picked up many adwards for the actions, he and his crew of the Carpathia done on the night of 14th/15 April.

 

 

 

Sir Arthur Henry Rostron

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In

Loving Memory

Of

My dear Husband

Sir Arthur Henry Rostron

K.B.E.  R.D. R.N.R

Died Nov 4th 1940

Aged 71

 

 

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I would like to say a big thank to Brian Ticehurst, whose book, Titanic Memorials World- Wide, Where they are Located. My last thank is the people who discovered the grave I have taken photos of.