Memorial: M3187

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church commemorating Captain William Thornton Bate RN d. 1857

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM THORNTON BATE R.N. / WHO WAS KILLED / UNDER THE WALLS OF CANTON / AT THE STORMING OF THE CITY / DECEMBER 29TH 1857 / IN THE 37TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE / THE CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY / CONSISTANT PIETY AND CHRISTIAN VIRTUES / WHICH ADORNED BOTH / HIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE / WARMLY ENDEARED HIM TO / A WIDE CIRCLE OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS / WHO DEEPLY MOURN THE LOSS / OCCASIONED TO THEM AND TO HIS COUNTRY / BY HIS UNTIMELY DEATH / HIS FRIENDS IN CHINA / ADD TO A MONUMENT WHICH / THEY HAVE ERECTED AT HONG KONG / THIS SIMPLE MEMORIAL / OF THEIR RESPECT AND AFFECTION / FOR HIS MEMORY / TO ME TO LIVE IN CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS CH 1 V.21'

Details

Description: The inscription is flanked by guns, an anchor and flags; a sword and a cap below. A globe and banners above in the segmental pediment.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Artists: White

Event

Second China War

Event Date

1857-1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Bate, William Thornton
Age: 36
Date of Death: 29/12/1857
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 96 (photograph).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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