Cenotaph at Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada commemorating John Kerr, RN d. 1853
Location
Cenotaph, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN KERR / GUNNER'S MATE / WHO DIED ON BOARD / H.M. SHIP INVESTIGATOR / AT BARING ISLAND / APRIL 13th 1853 / AGED 34 YEARS'
Details
Description: Lead plate fastened to an octagonal wooden memorial surmouted by a ball.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Wood, lead
Date Erected: 1854
Vessel: HMS Investigator
Type: Memorial
Materials: Wood, lead
Date Erected: 1854
Vessel: HMS Investigator
People
Kerr, John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 13/4/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner’s Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 34
Date of Death: 13/4/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner’s Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Sir Edward Belcher 'The Last of the Arctic Voyages: being an narrative of the expedition in HMS Assistance under the command of Sir Edward Belcher, CB, in search of Sir John Franklin, during the years 1852-53-54' (London, 1855). 'Further papers relative to the recent Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin and the crews of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror' (HMSO, 1855) p. 63.