Photo: Brian Chandler
The memorial to four seamen reads:
Sacred
to the
memory of
They that go down
to the sea in ships
and occupy their
business in Great
Water, these men see
the works of the Lord
and His wonders in
the deep
Robert Larcombe, P.O. Tel., aged 32 years
Edward A. Howard, A.B., R.F.R. aged 28 years
John Smith, Sto. aged 23 years
who were killed at sea on H.M.S. E30 April 7th 1916
Also of George J. Lyons, P.O. Sto., H.M.S. Trident
who died April 29th 1916 aged 40 years
Erected by their shipmates
Edward A. Howard is remembered at Blyth on B42.40
