Lived in Chorton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, died in Syracuse, Sicily
Died in Syracuse, Sicily, 1943 aged 32
This site has been developed to commemorate my uncle, Joseph Cummings who died on board the ship MV Fishpool on 25th July 1943 in Syracuse Harbour, Sicily… In May 2015 I was fortunate enough to be able to visit his grave. As far as I am aware, I am the only family member who has been able to do so. I have tried to discover as much as I can about the man and his life.
What I have found out is tantalising but fragmentary. I will continue to further research into his life and add what I can as I find it. He was unmarried at 32, wrote poetry – examples which can be found here; was obviously religious as his poem on Nazareth illustrates. He was also a keen amateur radio enthusiast.
The inscription on his headstone includes the following:
A noble and devoted son
Our Lady, star of the sea
Guide him to his eternal home