Person    | Male  Died 21/6/1898

John Petty

Categories: Tragedy

John Petty
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 21. Buried in grave 2 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.

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John Petty

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HMS Albion disaster

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