Memorial in St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Admiral John Wight, RN d. 1860 and Lieutenant Alexander Schank Wight, RN d. 1843
Location
St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England
Transcript
'In the Memory / of / JOHN WIGHT / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / DIED 22ND JANY 1860 / AGED 87 / In the Memory / of / ALGERNON WIGHT / AGED 42 YEARS / LIEUT ALEXR SCHANK WIGHT / DIED APRIL 18TH AGED 43 YEARS'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: Liffey
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: Liffey
People
Wight, John
Age: 87
Date of Death: 22/1/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wight, Alexander Schank
Age: 43
Date of Death: 1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 87
Date of Death: 22/1/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wight, Alexander Schank
Age: 43
Date of Death: 1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: The Gentleman’s Magazine, London: 'Obituary February 1844 Lately. At Haslar Hospital Lieut. Aleander Schank Wright [sic], R.N. son of Rear-Adm. Wright [sic], and grandson of the late Admiral Schank, of Barton House, Dawlish.’
Note in: A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, Volume 2 ‘Alexander, Lieut. R.N., served as Midshipman on board the Liffey, 50, in the Burmese War, died in 1843'.
Recorder: South West Maritime History Society 1994
Note in: A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, Volume 2 ‘Alexander, Lieut. R.N., served as Midshipman on board the Liffey, 50, in the Burmese War, died in 1843'.
Recorder: South West Maritime History Society 1994