Memorial: M3235

Memorial wall tablet in All Saint’s Church, North Runcton, Norfolk commemorating Captain Samuel Cresswell RN, d.1867

Location

All Saint's Church, North Runcton, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN SAMUEL GURNEY CRESSWELL R.N. / 3RD SON OF FRANCIS & RACHEL E. CRESSWELL. / WHO DIED ON THE 14TH OF AUG. 1867, / IN HIS 40TH YEAR. / AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS BROUGHT ON BY / SEVERE PRIVATIONS IN HIS COUNTRY’S / SERVICE IN DIFFERENT CLIMATES. / HE WAS 5 YEARS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS / WAS THE 1ST TO BRING HOME THE NEWS OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE N.W.PASSAGE; / HAVING CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall chancel
Materials: White marble on black marble

People

Cresswell, Samuel Gurney
Age: 39
Date of Death: 14/8/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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