This tribute to the crew can be found in the churchyard of St Mary, Stafford's parish church. Though it looks like a flat tombstone, and is placed alongside tombstones, it is better described as a memorial - because no one is interred there.
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Beautiful memorial. So sad that nearly all the men lost their lives.
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I wonder if the survivor was still alive when the ship was re-discovered?
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DeleteThe story of the survivor is, strangely enough, very singular. He managed to escape the submarine when it was damaged and when it was at a very great depth. When he surfaced, he was washed ashore, and picked up by some patriots at Cephalonia - and was hidden by them for months.
The funny thing is that no one believed his story, as it was thought impossible for anyone to survive an ascent from so deep in the sea. However, when the sumarine was re-found and examined in the late 1990s, it turned out from the evidence there, that he had been telling the truth all along...