Charles William Offord WW1 Grave In All Saints Churchyard
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Charles William Offord WW1 Grave In All Saints Churchyard
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 13 May 2023
The date on the gravestone coincides with that of a truly tragic incident in Harwich harbour. On the night of 28th March 1916,the ship’s jolly boat (a whaler) was bringing sailors back to the ship from shore leave. It was lost in a snow storm 39 seamen died in the incident. Some of his shipmates are buried in Walton see Image https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/718 . Read about the ship at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Conquest_(1915)
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Image Location
Latitude
51.901602
Longitude
1.179658