Lost at Sea Memorial: Full List of Names

The Figurehead Memorial at Great Head Park in St David’s is dedicated to Bermudians over the centuries who were lost at sea.

Despite our best efforts, we were unable to find a full list of persons the statue honors in existence, so we went “old school” and made our way to the East armed with a pen and paper and transcribed the names.

The sculpture is the work of Bermudian artist Bill Ming, and was unveiled by HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York on November 5, 2005. St David’s was selected as the location due to the community’s long tradition of seafaring.

The decision to create the memorial was spurred on by the tragic events of January 5, 2003, when Micah Battersbee and Allen Edness were lost at sea after rough weather conditions caused distress to their fishing boat ‘New Nuts’.

The memorial is designed to honor those lost at sea, provide a place of mourning/comfort for families, and also mark the island’s long standing tradition of ocean traveling and fishing.

The plaque is inscribed with a bible quote from Psalm 107:23-24:

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters. They see the works of the Lord, and the wonders of the deep.

As of this writing, the names inscribed include:

1. Al Wilmot
2. Alan W Edness
3. Albert “Cheesy” Hughes
4. Alex Pearman
5. Alfred Tucker
6. Arthur Moniz
7. Augustus “Gussie” Philpott
8. Benjamin Joseph Simmons
9. Benjamin Tucker
10. Bruce Skinner
11. Captain John F Leseur
12. Captain Joseph Nelmes Frith
13. Captain Samuel Tucker
14. Captain William Tucker
15. Cedric Burgess
16. Charles David Stuart
17. Charles O’Brian Trott
18. Charles Raynor
19. Claudius A Philpott
20. Crew of Brigante Gazelle
21. Crew of Schooner Digby
22. David A Desilva
23. David Bascome
24. Dennis Bagnell
25. Dexter Tucker
26. Edgar Smith
27. Elma Paynter Joynes
28. Ella Dunsombe
29. Gene Stoneham
30. Geoffrey Outerbridge
31. George Forbes Hinson
32. George Minks
33. Gladys Saunders
34. Harry Darrell
35. Harry L Arorash
36. Henry Deshield
37. Henry Ravens
38. Henry Taylor
39. Herbert M Richardson
40. Hilton Bean
41. Hiram Guest
42. Israel Todd
43. Jack Bassett
44. Joe Fubler
45. John Ingham
46. John Newbold
47. John W.E. Riley
48. John William Higgs
49. Joseph Burch
50. Joseph F Leseur
51. Joseph Knights
52. Joseph Trimingham
53. Kenneth “Mickey” Thompson
54. Kenneth A Butterfield
55. Kenneth Wilson
56. Leonard “Sam” Outerbridge
57. Lomley Lough
58. M.S. Dalzell
59. Macdonald “Bull” Swan
60. Manuel Pacheco
61. Marcus Gilbert
62. Micah Battersbee
63. Miller T Powell
64. Nicole O’Connor
65. Noel Smith
66. Peter James
67. Randolph Outerbridge
68. Reginald D.C Lowe
69. Richard Cox
70. Richard Robinson
71. Robert Gibbons
72. Sinclair E Samuels
73. Thomas Swan
74. Thomas Whittington
75. Victor “Blair” Lindo
76. Walter N.D. Smith
77. William Bean
78. William S Leseur
79. William Simmons

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