Veryan - Headstone to the Hera victims
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Veryan - Headstone to the Hera victims
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 3 Aug 2024
The headstone to Britain's longest grave where fifteen of the nineteen victims of the wreck of the German ship 'Hera' are buried in this Cornish churchyard. See Image] and the shared description below for more information. The names on the headstone (which include the four not buried here) are (as best as I can transcribe them): Captain: J Lorenz 1st Officer: L Muhleissen 2nd Officer: W Petersen Cook: F Wegner Carpenter: F Fischer Sailmaker: K Hammer Donkeyman: A Marciner Sailors: H Diebel H Ahrens K Huse P Illner A Witt F Sondermann H Muller R Laske E Meyer W Smith Boys: H Bahr C Clausen
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Image Location
Latitude
50.218734
Longitude
-4.921815