Memorial: M1716

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Bury, Lancashire commemorating Lieutenant Frederick Hornby RN d. 1848

Location

St Mary's Church, Bury, Lancashire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / FREDERICK JOHN HORNBY, Lieutenant R.N. / Fourth son of / the Revd Geoffrey and the Honble GEORGIANA HORNBY. / He was born July 1st 1819 / and sailed in May 1845 / in H.M.S. TERROR / with the Arctic Expedition / under Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin / never alas to return / Not our will but thine O Lord be done'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble on slate
Vessel: HMS Terror

People

Hornby, Frederick John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: A.G.E. Jones 'Polar Portraits: collected papers' (Whitby, 1992) p. 137.

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