Few people are aware that this past Thursday was the 113th anniversary of the HMS Edgar tragedy – an accdent that claimed the lives of 48 young British sailors on November 13, 1895. The story is relatively unknown – only brief references of it appear in history books and on the web - until now.
I have included some of my photographs of the ship and crew (from an old photo album) along with some of the mistaken and fictitious accounts such as:
”The scene in the harbour that night and next day was terrible, the dead bodies being washed ashore at many places.”
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Excellent article, as usual. I am still looking forward to reading part three of the George Lake story, but can’t seem to find it. Is it coming soon?
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