Memorial in Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating five midshipmen of HMS ‘Sanspareil’ who died of fever in 1800 and 1801
Location
St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the memory of George ORLEBAR, Francis W. HODGES, John Smith HANDCOCK, Cecil F.P. HALE & Henry DYSON Midshipmen on board H.M.S. 'Sanspareil', who in the bloom of youth & with every promise of adorning their profession, of being useful to their country and a blessing to their friends prematurely perished in 1800 & 1801 by the fell fever of the West Indies'
Details
Type: Wall monument
Vessel: HMS Sans Pareil
Vessel: HMS Sans Pareil
People
Dyson, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hale, Cecil F. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Handcock, John Smith
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hodges, Francis W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Orlebar, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hale, Cecil F. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Handcock, John Smith
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hodges, Francis W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Orlebar, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1800-1801
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).