Wall tablet at St Peter and St Paul, Fareham, Hampshire commemorating Captain James Thresher d. 1794
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Fareham, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory / of / Captn. JAMES THRESHER / of the Royal Navy / who died at St John's Newfoundland / on the 9th March 1794 / in the 26th Year of his Age.'
Details
Description: In relief, above the inscription tablet a draped urn and a curved-sided pedestal carved with a foul anchor. On either side, naval trophies. The carved and painted family arms on the apron.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end nave
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end nave
Materials: Marble
People
Thresher, James
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/3/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/3/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2018
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson