Memorial: M1776

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Charborough, commemorating Captain Robert Clarke RN d. 1708

Location

St Mary's Church, Charborough, Dorset, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of Captain Robert Clarke, Commander of Her Majesty's Ship Adventure was killed in an engagement on board her in ye West Indies, the 1st of March 1708 in the 24th year of his age'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: HMS Adventure

People

Clarke, Robert
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1/3/1708
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194 (Greenwich,1987); 'An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset' vol.ii, part 1, p. 162 (London, 1970).

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