This monument was erected by Ella's husband, and features a verse from the Tennyson poem Break, Break, Break.
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@thisismyglasgow.bsky.socialThis monument was erected by Ella's husband, and features a verse from the Tennyson poem Break, Break, Break.
@thisismyglasgow.bsky.socialShe had travelled to the USA on the SS Cameronia in March 1915 and was due to return on the same ship on the 1st of May. At the last miniute she was transferred to the SS Lusitania.
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@thisismyglasgow.bsky.socialEvery now and then, I come across a reminder of the ordinary people who get caught up in historic events. This is a monument to Ella Osbourne in the city's Craigton Cemetery.
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