Brass at the Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Foley d. 1833
Location
Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ADMIRAL / SIR THOMAS FOLEY G.C.B. REAR ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND / ONE OF NELSON'S PALADINS HE LED THE BRITISH LINE / AT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE IN COMMAND OF GOLIATH / 74 AND WAS NELSON'S FLAG CAPTAIN AT THE BATTLE OF / COPENHAGEN. HE MARRIED LADY LUCY FITZGERALD/DAUGHTER OF JAMES 1ST DUKE OF LEINSTER. HE DIED/COMMANDER IN CHIEF AT THIS PORT ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY / 1833 AND HIS REMAINS WERE INTERRED WITHIN THIS CHURCH / D: D: BERESFORD HERBERT'
Details
Description: The brass with an arabesque border.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
People
Foley, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Buried in coffin made from wood of his old ship 'Elephant'.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London, 1975) p. 340.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London, 1975) p. 340.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson