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Chf Eng Thomas George Slade

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Chf Eng Thomas George Slade

Birth
Portsea, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Death
14 Jul 1876 (aged 43–44)
Burial
Gosport, Gosport Borough, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot
HMS Thunderer Memorial
Memorial ID
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Chief Engineer, Royal Navy.
Died in the HMS Thunderer boiler explosion at Spithead.
Chief Engineer, Royal Navy.
Died in the HMS Thunderer boiler explosion at Spithead.

Inscription

This monument which stands on the graves / of / Messrs. T.C.Slade, Chief Engineer, R.N. / and Robert Winfield, Engineer, R.N. / is erected by brother officers, / fellow workmen and friends, / to the memory of all those who lost their / lives through the explosion of a boiler / on board H.M.S. "Thunderer" at Spithead / on July 14th 1876, / the greater part of whom are buried in / the graves adjoining this monument.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Sheilia W.
  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74705156/thomas_george-slade: accessed ), memorial page for Chf Eng Thomas George Slade (1832–14 Jul 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74705156, citing Clayhall Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Gosport Borough, Hampshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).