Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Paul Mace, Midshipman, HEIC, d. 1788
Location
St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England
Transcript
'In memory of Paul Mace of Weymouth, late midshipman of the 'Dublin' East Indiaman who was drowned the 23 day of March, and buried here the 19th of May 1788, aged 18 years. Mother, weep not your son's untimely fate / The youth you fondly embraced so late / Who now reclined in earth's cold bosom lies / In hopes through Jesus Christ with you to rise / He has left a disconsolate mother to mourn for the loss of a dutiful son'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HEIC Dublin
Vessel: HEIC Dublin
People
Mace, Paul
Age: 18
Date of Death: 23/3/1788
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Age: 18
Date of Death: 23/3/1788
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Notes: 'It is said that the body of this unfortunate young man was found beyond Sandown Castle where it had been buried in the sand for over three weeks'.
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).