Memorial: M3218

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire commemorating Lieutenant Henry Leeke RN d. 1883

Location

St Nicholas's Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of Henry Leeke Lieutenant Royal Navy and fourth son of Ralph Merrick and Lady Hester Leeke of Longford. Born October 2nd 1856. Drowned in the Mayumba River, West Coast Africa June 23rd 1883 aged 26'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall of nave.

People

Leeke, Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 23/6/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1984

JSON

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