Wall tablet at St Columba’s Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man commemorating Captain John Quilliam RN d. 1829, a veteran of Trafalgar
Location
St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN QUILLIAM ESQR CAPTN IN THE ROYAL NAVY. / IN HIS EARLY YEARS HE WAS APPOINTED BY ADML LORD DUNCAN TO ACT AS LIEUTENANT AT THE / BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN, AFTER THE VICTORY WAS ACHIEVED, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS CONFIRMED, / HIS GALLANTRY AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL AT THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN ATTRACTED THE NOTICE OF / LORD NELSON, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY SOUGHT FOR HIS SERVICES ON BOARD HIS OWN SHIP, AND AS HIS / LORDSHIPS FIRST LIEUT. HE STEERED THE VICTORY INTO ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, / BY THE EXAMPLE OF DUNCAN AND NELSON HE LEARNED TO CONQUER; / BY HIS OWN MERIT HE ROSE TO COMMAND. / ABOVE ALL THIS / HE WAS AN HONEST MAN, / THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD. / AFTER MANY YEARS OF HONOURABLE AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE HE RETIRED / TO THIS THE LAND OF HIS AFFECTIONATE SOLICITUDE AND BIRTH, WHERE IN HIS PUBLIC STATION AS A / MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS, AND IN PRIVATE LIFE HE WAS IN ARDUOUS TIMES THE UNCOMPROMISING / DEFENDER OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF HIS COUNTRYMEN, AND THE ZEALOUS AND ABLE SUPPORTER / OF EVERY MEASURE TENDING TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF HIS COUNTRY. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10th OCTOBER 1829 / IN THE 59th YEAR OF HIS AGE. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY MARGT C. QUILLIAM TO THE MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Materials: White Marble
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Age: 58
Date of Death: 10/10/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy