Wall tablet in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating John Du Boulay, Midshipman RN d. 1858 in the loss of HMS ‘Sappho’
Location
St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England
Transcript
'In memory of / EDMUND JAMES the infant son of / THOMAS and HARRIET DU BOULAY of Sandgate / He died 21st October 1843 / Also of HENRY BROCKMAN son of the above / He died 30 July 1851 / and lastly of / JOHN fourth son of THOMAS and HARRIET DU BOULAY / Midshipman of H.M.S. Sappho / supposed to have foundered at sea in 1857 [1858?] / he was born 4th January 1841'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall nave C62
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Sappho
Position: West wall nave C62
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Sappho
People
Du Boulay, John
Age: 16
Date of Death: 1858
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 16
Date of Death: 1858
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: J.J. Colledge 'Ships of the Royal Navy' gives the date HMS 'Sappho' foundered as 1859.
Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 32, no. C62. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).
Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 32, no. C62. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).