Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Rear Admiral Thomas Totty, RN d. 1802
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS TOTTY, of Cornist, in the County of Flint, Esquire, / a Rear-Admiral in His / MAJESTY's Navy: / Who, having on the 17th November, 1801 been appointed / Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward-Island Station, / was soon after his Arrival at Martinique, / severely attacked by the Malignant-Fever particular to that Climate; / and expired at Sea, on the 2nd June, 1802, in the 57th Year of his Age. / His Remains were interred in the Garrison Chapel at Portsmouth, with military Honors, / on the 4th June following. / Although it was not his proud lot to fall gloriously in / the Cause of his Country; his Merit, as a zealous, diligent / and able Officer, was well-known and acknowledged; / The Esteem in which he was held, and the Sorrow / and Concern of his relatives and Friends, at / the Event of his Death, are the best Testimonies / of his private Worth. As a tribute of / Affection, in grateful Remembrance / of his fraternal and kind Regard, / his brother, WILLIAM TOTTY, / has erected this / Monument'
Details
Type: Monument
Position: North transept, east aisle
Artists: John Bacon, the younger
People
Age: 56
Date of Death: 2/6/1802
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).