The inscription on the tombstone reads as follows; SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF RICHARD PARKER AGED 17 WHO DIED AT SEA JULY 25th 1884 AFTER NINETEEN DAYS DREADFUL SUFFERING IN AN OPEN BOAT IN THE TROPICS HAVING BEEN WRECKED IN THE YACHT MIGNONETTE Though he slay me yet will I trust in him. JOB XIII.15 Lord lay not this sin to their charge. ACTS VII.60
Stephen Liddell 