Memorial: M2132

Wall tablet in Exbury, Hampshire commemorating Captain Henry Mitford RN d. 1803

Location

St Katherine's Church, Exbury, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain Henry Mitford R.N. / who, with all his crew / was lost in His Majesty's ship / the York / While cruising in the North Sea / Supposed Christmas Day 1803'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS York

People

Mitford, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 25/12/1803
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'One more memorial in the Solent area','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 327 (Greenwich, 1982).

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