Memorial: M928

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Rear-Admiral Sherard Osborn d. 1875

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'SHERARD ORBORN / REAR ADMIRAL C.B., F.R.S., ... / DIED 6TH MAY, 1875, AGED 64 / MUCH LOVED AND DEEPLY LAMENTED / THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVENTS AND / NONE OF THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM SHALL BE DESOLATE Psalm 24 xxii'

Details

Description: Granite memorial with lead letters, in three tiers with a hipped-shaped top bearing a cross.
Type: Gabled ledger
Materials: Granite

People

Osborn, Sherard
Age:
Date of Death: 6/5/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Took part in the search for Franklin and published and account of the expedition.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 159.

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