Grave of Unknown Sailor, Llandrillo
The Unknown Sailor (d.1894)
Here lies the body of a man who was found floating in the sea off Rhos Point at the end of December 1894. He was wearing a lifebelt inscribed with a ship’s name, Loweswater,.and had a cross tattooed on his arm.
The ship owners, Jackson, Metcalfe & Co. of Liverpool, claimed to have no knowledge of the man and refused to attend the inquest. The jury criticised the owners, and all the jurors attended the man’s funeral as a token of respect.
Was he a stowaway? Maybe he had seen the North Wales coast nearby and tried to swim ashore.