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Memorial: M6373

Memorial plaques at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hoxne, Suffolk commemorating HMS ‘Captain’, lost off Cape Finisterre, Spain, on 7 September 1870

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hoxne, Suffolk, England

Transcript

1) 'THESE FLAGS WHICH BELONGED / TO HMS CAPTAIN WERE PICKED / UP AT SEA OFF CAPE FINISTERRE / BY HMS AGINCOURT AND PRESENTED TO HOXNE CHURCH / BY EVELYNE BURGOYNE' 2) 'HMS / CAPTAIN / 7 / Sepr / 1870.'

Details

Description: Two plaques, the one relating to the flags rectangular, the second cross-shaped.
Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Captain

Extra

Notes: Hoxne 'Village Voice' February-March 2008 reported that the flags had disintigrated beyond repair. They were cremated and the ashes committed to the deep in January by HMS 'Illustrious'. Bishop Nigel Stock re-dedicated the related plaques.
Recorder: Barry Fisher 2011

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M6373

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters