Memorial: M2409

Memorial formerly at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain Francis Liardet d. 1863

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Captain Francis Liardet R.N. / Born 14th June 1798, died 1st March 1863 / A most accomplished Sea Officer, strict in duty / of untiring energy, of fortitude which neither / pain nor disappointment could shake. Daring yet / gentle, just, kind, disinterested and self / sacrificing. He commanded the respect and won the / love of all who knew him. An affectionate husband / a kind father, a sincere friend, in life and death he has left an example of a true Christian'

Details

Position: Mausoleum

People

Liardet, Francis
Age: 64
Date of Death: 1/3/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 War.Transcription in PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscription 99618.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters