Memorial: M3422

Tomb at St Matthias’s Church, Poplar commemorating Captain Samuel Jones d. 1734

Location

St Matthias's Church, Poplar, London, England

Transcript

'...He engaged a superior force of the French off Cape Ravella in 1706, and off Beachy head in 1707; and with signal bravery and conduct put them to flight'

Details

Description: Bas relief showing a ship, an urn on the top.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Jones, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1734
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 284.

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