Memorial: M5500

Wall tablet in St Jude’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating Peter Wellington, commemder of HMS ‘Tyne’ d. 1856

Location

St Jude's Church, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PETER WELLINGTON / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER / JUNE 15TH 1856 / ON HIS PASSAGE FROM RIO TO ENGLAND / IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. TYNE / aged 47 years / Leaving a wife and five young children / to lament their sad loss'

Details

Description: Neoclassical design with a pediment.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall, clergy vestry
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Tyne

People

Wellington, Peter
Age: 47
Date of Death: 15/6/1856
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master and Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS Tyne 1826, storeship, 4 guns
Bibliography: Tim Backhouse wwww.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk
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