NCA CASE 06-024902 / NORTH WALES POLICE
A man's body was found washed ashore on Henborth Beach near South Stack cliffs in Holyhead on Spetember 15th 1975. Estimated to be between 45 and 60 years old, the white male was of medium build and stood 5'8" (173cm) tall. He had brown eyes and brown receding hair, plus a moustache. A surgical scar (two inch appendix scar according to the newspapers) was noted on his left hip.
Home Office pathologist Dr Donald Waite determined the man had been in the sea for between four and seven days; his cause of death was drowning. His teeth were found to be well maintained and contain British-type fillings.
He was found fully clothed - a purple vest, multicoloured socks, black jeans with a brown leather belt, and a maroon sweater. He had a brown/green checked woollen sports coat. The right inner pocket was marked 'Pure Loine Vierge' (i.e. pure virgin wool) and the left pocket had a 'H Desvignes' label. Over that was a 3/4 length blue raincoat with zip fastening.
On his feet the man was wearing brown patent leather shoes with a woven pattern. The shoes were size 7 and marked 'International' on the heel. Around his neck he had a gold chain with a pendant featuring 'two boys back to back in a circle' - at the inquest this was described as signifying the Gemini zodiac symbol. He was carrying a brown wallet with some British bank notes (£63 according to press reports on the inquest), and a plastic lighter.
The Daily Post for Tuesday 16th September reported:
Riddle of body found on beach
NORTH WALES police were last night trying to identify the body of a man that had been washed up on a remote beach near South Stack, Holyhead. It is believed that the body had been in the sea for less than 24 hours before being washed up on Henborth Beach, which is practically inacessible because of the high cliffs.
Police and coastguards recovered the body which was fully clothed. The Holyhead inshore rescue boat was called to take it from the beach to Treaddur Bay.
On Wednesday 17th September the Post followed up with:
Pendant clue to body in sea
POLICE yesterday issued a description of the man whose body was washed ashore on a remote beach near South Stack Cliffs, Anglesey, on Monday night. The man was fully dressed and had no identification papers on him, but was understood to be carrying a large sum of money. An unusual feature was that he wearing a gold necklace with a pendant in the shape of two boys sitting back to back within a circle.
Police say he was 5ft 8½in. tall, well built, and had a well trimmed beard and moustache. The body had a two inch long appendix scar and was clothed in a threequarter length raincoat, a check brown-grey green sports jacket, dark brown slacks, with leather belt, a mauve jumper, purple vest, and multi-coloured socks, and brown patent slip-on shoes with the words "International" on the heels.
It is believed the body had been in the sea for only about 24 hours before being washed up on Henborth Beach. The beach is practically inaccessible because of high cliffs and an inshore rescue boat was called to recover the body.
The Post reported on the outcome of the inquest on September 24th:
Anglesey body still a mystery
ALL efforts to establish the identity of man's body washed ashore on a lonely beach near the South Stacks cliffs in Anglesey had so far failed, a Holyhead inquest was told yesterday.
It was September 16 that the body of a man in his early 50s was washed ashore at Hereford beach. Despite intensive inquiries involving Merseyside police, New Scotland Yard and Dublin, no identification had yet been made. Inspector Tudor Davies told Anglesey Deputy Coroner Mr. R. Peredur Hughes. There were no clues in his clothing, his wallet contained just £63 in cash and around his neck was a pendant signifying the Gemini birth sign of the Zodiac.
Home Office pathologist Dr Donald Waite said the man had been in the sea for between four and seven days and the cause of death was drowning. His teeth contained British-type fillings and gave the picture of a man who regularly went to the dentist. The coroner recorded an open verdict, saying there was no evidence to show how he came to be in the sea.
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