Memorial: M5889

Memorial at Chester Cathedral to George Hawkshaw RM d. 1792

Location

Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'Adjacent / lie the remains / of / GEORGE HAWKSHAW Esq . / a native of IRELAND / and/ Sixteen years a Lieutenant in / HIS MAJESTY`S MARINE FORCES / Returning after a long voyage / to an AGED FATHER / and expecting friends; / He was arrested here / by the hand of / GOD / the ninth day of May / MDCCXCII / in the xxxivth Year of his Age. / Hugh Hawkshaw and Robert McCleverty / two of his numerous friends, / sensible of his WORTH / and MANY VIRTUES; / Pay this humble but most/ affectionate tribute / to his / MEMORY.'

Details

Description: Oval white tablet on grey rectangular marble mount. Small urn at top; sunbeam at bottom
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble

People

Hawkshaw, George
Age: 34
Date of Death: 9/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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