William Leonard Sowden

Age: 51

Sex: male

Date: 22 Feb 1953

Place: Seven Stones Lightship, Lands End, Cornwall

William Leonard Sowden was found dead in his bunk on a lightship.

He had died from opium poisoning, but it was not known how it had been administered and an open verdict was returned.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see Dundee Courier - Monday 23 February 1953

see Daily Herald - Saturday 07 March 1953

see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 07 March 1953

see Unsolved 1953