Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles of the West Indies)

Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019

1. Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II Marker

Inscription.

Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II. . , 1939-1945 , To the enduring memory of those Barbadian Merchant Seamen who gave their lives in the Second World War, Alle, E SS Inanda ∙ Anderson, FW SS Traveller ∙ Ashby, V SS Africa ∙ Atkins, G SS Traveller ∙ Bancroft, D SS Traveller ∙ Bancroft, M SS Traveller ∙ Blackett, M SS Traveller ∙ Brereton, J CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Brereton, S CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Butcher, FC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Caesar, JA SS La Carriere ∙ Carter, G CNS Lady Drake ∙ Cave, A SS Traveller ∙ Clarke, C SS Africa ∙ Clarke, V SS Traveller ∙ Daniels, CA CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Davies, H SS Traveller ∙ Dixon, CC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Dixon, D CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Evelyn, JH SS Nerissa ∙ Forde, EO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Fowler, S SS Traveller ∙ Gill, W SS Emp Explorer ∙ Gosling, C SS Traveller ∙ Graves, E SS Africa ∙ Hamblin, E SS Traveller ∙ Hamblin, McD SS Traveller ∙ Harding, A SS Traveller ∙ Holder, E SS Africa ∙ Holder, E SS Traveller ∙ Jones, OJ SS Emp Explorer ∙ King, L CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ King, W SS Traveller ∙ Layne, C SS Traveller ∙ Licorish, L SS Traveller ∙ Linton, EC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Mayers, DD CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Maynard, AF CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Moore, LD CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Morris, C SS Africa ∙ Morris, J SS Africa ∙ Murray, H SS Inanda ∙ Nurse, HS CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Nurse, JW CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ O’Connell G SS Traveller ∙ O’Neale, C SS Emp Explorer ∙ Parfitt, S SS Africa ∙ Phillips, LJ CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Phillips, GW CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Pooler, A SS Traveller ∙ Prescod, R SS Traveller ∙ Riley, DS SS Traveller ∙ Riviera, AO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Roach, E SS Traveller ∙ Rolstone, F SS Traveller ∙ Scott, WE SS Inanda ∙ Seales, DO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Smith, StC SS Traveller ∙ Smith, StE SS Traveller ∙ Sobers, S CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Sobers, S SS Traveller ∙ Thompson, H SS Traveller ∙ Trotman, J SS Africa ∙ Waison, AMcD SS Traveller ∙ Watts, UD SS Torondac ∙ Wilbourne, D CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Willoughby, OE CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Yearwood, A CNS Lady Drake, Additional marker: , 1939-1945 , To the enduring memory of those Barbadian Merchant Seamen who gave their lives in the Second World War , Dewever, J CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Griffith, GH Lost at Sea ∙ Gibbs, L Lost at Sea ∙ Johnson, TDL SS Sulaco ∙ Sealey, GL SS Flight ∙ Clarke, J FA SS Arica . This memorial is in Bridgetown Saint Michael Barbados

1939-1945
To the enduring memory of those Barbadian Merchant Seamen who gave their lives in the Second World War

Alle, E SS Inanda ∙ Anderson, FW SS Traveller ∙ Ashby, V SS Africa ∙ Atkins, G SS Traveller ∙ Bancroft, D SS Traveller ∙ Bancroft, M SS Traveller ∙ Blackett, M SS Traveller ∙ Brereton, J CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Brereton, S CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Butcher, FC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Caesar, JA SS La Carriere ∙ Carter, G CNS Lady Drake ∙ Cave, A SS Traveller ∙ Clarke, C SS Africa ∙ Clarke, V SS Traveller ∙ Daniels, CA CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Davies, H SS Traveller ∙ Dixon, CC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Dixon, D CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Evelyn, JH SS Nerissa ∙ Forde, EO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Fowler, S SS Traveller ∙ Gill, W SS Emp Explorer ∙ Gosling, C SS Traveller ∙ Graves, E SS Africa ∙ Hamblin, E SS Traveller ∙ Hamblin, McD SS Traveller ∙ Harding, A SS Traveller ∙ Holder, E SS Africa ∙ Holder, E SS Traveller ∙ Jones, OJ SS Emp Explorer ∙ King, L CNS Lady Hawkins ∙

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King, W SS Traveller ∙ Layne, C SS Traveller ∙ Licorish, L SS Traveller ∙ Linton, EC CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Mayers, DD CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Maynard, AF CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Moore, LD CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Morris, C SS Africa ∙ Morris, J SS Africa ∙ Murray, H SS Inanda ∙ Nurse, HS CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Nurse, JW CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ O’Connell G SS Traveller ∙ O’Neale, C SS Emp Explorer ∙ Parfitt, S SS Africa ∙ Phillips, LJ CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Phillips, GW CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Pooler, A SS Traveller ∙ Prescod, R SS Traveller ∙ Riley, DS SS Traveller ∙ Riviera, AO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Roach, E SS Traveller ∙ Rolstone, F SS Traveller ∙ Scott, WE SS Inanda ∙ Seales, DO CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Smith, StC SS Traveller ∙ Smith, StE SS Traveller ∙ Sobers, S CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Sobers, S SS Traveller ∙ Thompson, H SS Traveller ∙ Trotman, J SS Africa ∙ Waison, AMcD SS Traveller ∙ Watts, UD SS Torondac ∙ Wilbourne, D CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Willoughby, OE CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Yearwood, A CNS Lady Drake

Additional marker:
1939-1945
To the enduring memory of those Barbadian Merchant Seamen who gave their lives in the Second World War
Dewever, J CNS Lady Hawkins ∙ Griffith, GH Lost at Sea ∙

Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II additional marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019

2. Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II additional marker

Gibbs, L Lost at Sea ∙ Johnson, TDL SS Sulaco ∙ Sealey, GL SS Flight ∙ Clarke, J FA SS Arica

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.

Location. 13° 4.715′ N, 59° 36.592′ W. Marker is in Bridgetown, Saint Michael. Memorial can be reached from Unnamed road just east of Drill Hall Beach, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgetown, Saint Michael BB14038, Barbados. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Commonwealth War Graves (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Barbados Military Cemetery (about 90 meters away); The Main Guard (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Commissariat for the British Commission (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Errol Walton Barrow (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Royal Artillery Barracks (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Barbados Independence Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Monument to Those Lost in the 1831 Hurricane (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgetown.

Also see . . . RMS Lady Hawkins. (Submitted on June 10, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019

3. Memorial to Barbadian Merchant Seamen of World War II Marker

The memorial is topped by an anchor.

A nearby marker for Barbara Ridley Hill, the cemetery's architect image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019

4. A nearby marker for Barbara Ridley Hill, the cemetery's architect

In memory of Barbara Ridley Hill
Friba
6th March 1922
19th February 1983
Architect of this Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.