Ledger in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Thomas Cochrane d. 1860
Location
Westminster Abbey, London, England
Transcript
'HERE RESTS IN HIS 85TH YEAR / THOMAS COCHRANE / TENTH EARL OF DUNDONALD / OF PAISLEY AND OF OCHILTREE / IN THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND / MARQUESS OF MARANHAM IN THE / EMPIRE OF BRAZIL G.C.B. AND ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / WHO BY THE CONFIDENCE WHICH HIS GENIUS / HIS SCIENCE AND EXTRAORDINARY DARING / INSPIRED. BY HIS HEROIC EXERTIONS IN THE / CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND HIS SPLENDID / SERVICES ALIKE TO HIS OWN COUNTRY, / GREECE, BRAZIL, CHILE AND PERU / ACHIEVED A NAME ILLUSTRIOUS THROUGHOUT / THE WORLD FOR COURAGE, PATRIOTISM / AND CHIVALRY. / BORN DEC 14 1775. / DIED OCT 31 1860'
Details
Description: Surmounted by the family arms, those of Greece, Brazil, Chile and Peru in the corners.
Type: Floor slab
Position: Floor in centre of nave
Type: Floor slab
Position: Floor in centre of nave
People
Cochrane, Thomas
Age: 84
Date of Death: 31/10/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 84
Date of Death: 31/10/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: 10th Earl of Dundonald. Epitaph written by Sir Lyon Playfair.
Thomas Cochrane was one of Britain's most talented and most controversial naval officers.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Thomas Cochrane was one of Britain's most talented and most controversial naval officers.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991