Memorial: M5127

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Little Baddow, Essex, dedicated to John Strutt Johnson d. 1804

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Little Baddow, Essex, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THE REV.D ARTHUR JOHNSON, 35 YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED ON THE 14TH MARCH 1842 AGED 93 YEARS. / ALSO ELIZA STRUTT JOHNSON, WIFE OF THE ABOVE; / WHO DIED ON 13TH APRIL 1824 / AGED 68 YEARS. / THEIR REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED IN A VAULT / ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHANCEL. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF JOHN STRUTT JOHNSON, / WHO WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE WHILE SERVING AS MIDSHIPMAN / ON BOARD H.M. SHIP L'AIMABLE, ON 16TH MAY 1804. / AND OF ARTHUR JOHNSON / LIEUT OF H.M. 85TH
REGT / WHO WAS LIKEWISE KILLED IN ACTION / ON THE 10TH NOVR 1815. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY CAPTAIN W.W.P. JOHNSON, R.N. / THE ONLY SURVIVING SON AND BROTHER OF THE ABOVE. / AS A SMALL TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: L'Aimable

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Johnson, John Strutt
Age:
Date of Death: 16/5/1804
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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