Memorial: M3881

Wall tablet in St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton commemorating George Edward Wright Naval Surgeon d. 1865

Location

Church of St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF GEORGE EDWARD WRIGHT MD. RN. THIRD SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM WRIGHT / OF SHERIFF HUTTON / WHO DIED AT SIERRA LEONE / DECEMBER 24TH 1865 / AGED 24 YEARS / EVEN SO THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS / WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / 1 THESS. 4. 4'

Details

Description: Rectanglar tablet, with a triangular pediment above, over a projecting stepped cornice.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Ground grey Frosterley marble, tablet white marble
Artists: Skelton

People

Wright, G. E.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/12/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lettering, uniform Roman capitals, serif and sans serif.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1996
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