Port Eynon Lifeboat Memorial - Swansea, Wales
N 51° 32.778 W 004° 12.727
30U E 415950 N 5711274
A Marble lifesize sculpture of a Lifeboat Crewman set in the wall of St Cattwgs church, is a memorial dedicated to those members of the crew of Port Eynon lifeboat that lost their lives in January 1916.
Waymark Code: WMF28C
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
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"In the St Cattwg's churchyard stands the memorial to the lifeboat disaster of 1916.Of those who died only the bodies of William Eynon and George Harry were recovered and they are buried in the churchyard" That of Billy Gibbs, the coxswain, was never recovered. Source: (
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"On 1 January 1916 after standing by the Glasgow steamer Dunvegan which had gone ashore at Oxwich, Gower, the Port Eynon Lifeboat, Janet, returning to port, was struck by heavy seas and capsized twice. Most of the lifeboat men were thrown into the sea but clung to lifelines and managed to get back aboard. However the Cox William Gibbs, 2nd Cox William Eynon and lifeboatman George Harry were found to be missing. Although the lifeboat searched for the missing men they were not found. William Gibbs was a bachelor but a fund was raised for the dependants of the other two men, and a memorial was built at Port Eynon Church. The loss of the three men resulted in a decision to close the Port Eynon Lifeboat station." Source: (
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