Memorial

Robert Gorham

Gravestone

Source: Copyright Sue Cooper

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Current Location

To the left of St Martins church, St Martin and St Mary's Churchyard, High Street, Trimley St Martin, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP11 0SP, England

TM 27714 36919

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 93802
Description: Family grave stone with two other names in addition to that commemorated.
Inscription: THIS STONE IS ERECTED/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (...)/ ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ROBERT BERNARD/ DEARLY LOVED SON OF /STEPHEN AND EMMA GORHAM/ WHO WAS KILLED BY EXPLOSION/ ON H.M.S PRINCESS IRENE AT SHEERNESS/ MAY 27TH. 1915 AGED 22 YEARS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, family relationship, cause of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: As above

Gravestone

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Princess_Irene Details of the explosion. Wikipedia has been used as it gives a very good account of the explosion which is supported by various other articles.