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Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011
Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011
Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011
Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011
Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011
Cerberus Torpedo Incident Memorial : 29-August-2011

Photographs supplied by Myles Dowling

The memorial erected over the grave commemorates five sailors of the H.M.V.S. Cerberus who were killed when a cylinder filled with gunpowder exploded during a drill in 1881.

The inscription on the front of the monument is weathered, and a newer copy of it has been installed on the back of the monument.

Location

Address:Champion Road, Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, 3016
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.854123
Long: 144.881222
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Grave
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime
Actual Event Start Date:05-March-1881
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Actual Event End Date:05-March-1881
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Sacred to the memory of

Robert. S. Groves, Gunner R.N.
William Barnes, L.S.
James Hunter, A.B.
James Wilkie, A.B.
Harry Timberly, A.B.

Of H.M.V.S. Cerberus who lost their lives in the torpedo accident off Queenscliff

5th March 1881

Ready aye ready

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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