Pilots Memorial - Queenscliff, Vic, Australia
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S 38° 15.959 E 144° 39.543
55H E 295201 N 5762081
A memorial to four shipping pilots lost at sea
Waymark Code: WMWNNQ
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/23/2017
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Four pilot launch navigation lights placed above the entrance door of St George the Martyr Church by the Port Phillip Sea Pilots in memory of the sea pilots and crew who lost their lives in the performance of their duties.
The inscription on the plaque beside the memorial reads thus-
"The four pilot launch navigation Lights above the doorway were placed here by the Port Phillip Sea Pilots im memory of
CAPTAIN K.R. JORDON who lost his life while about to board a vessel outside the Heads on 15th September 1983
The pilot and crew
CAPTAIN J.R. NANCE,
COXSWAIN J.C. CLAYTON
and ABLE SEAMAN A.R. MC RAE
Who lost their lives when pilot launch “ GEORGE TOBIN” was overwhelmed by the huge seas in the early hours of 15th August 1991
"Lord hear us when we pray to thee for thos in peril on the sea" "
Location: St George the Martyr Church
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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