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Memorial: M4237

Wall memorial at St Helen’s Church, Stapleford commemorating Admiral John Borlase Warren d. 1822

Location

St Helen's Church, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

[Inscription tablet] ‘Sacred to the Memory of / GEORGE JOHN BORLASE WARREN / eldest and last surviving Son of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren Bart. K.B. / and Caroline his wife, third Daughter of General Sir John Clavering , K.B. / he was born 12th August 1788, and lost his Life / Most gallantly leading his troops into Action, after the landing at Aboukir, in Egypt / on the 8th March 1801 / his afflicted Parents have raised this Marble, / the Monument of his virtues and their misfortune’ [on obelisk above] ‘Also to the memory of / ADMIRAL SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN Bart. K.B.P.C. / Born at Stapleford / 2nd Sept 1753 / Died at Greenwich / 27th Feb 1822.’

Details

Description: Above the inscription tablet, an obelisk, at the base of which is a draped flaming urn flanked by sphinxes.
Type: Wall memorial
Artists: John Bacon jnr [signed]

People

Warren, John Borlase
Age: 68
Date of Death: 27/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Munday 1981
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