Memorial: M3622

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Brown d. 1899

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Henry Brown / (Boy) of H.M.S. 'Volage' / who departed this life / Jan'y 14th 1899 / aged 17 years / the Lord Gave, and the Lord / hath taken away, blessed be the / name of the Lord / Erected by his ship mates as a / token of their respect and esteem'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 477
Artists: Charles Weylth Appleby
Vessel: HMS Volage

People

Brown, Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/1/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2699",
  "id": "M3622",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / Henry Brown / (Boy) of H.M.S. 'Volage' / who departed this life / Jan'y 14th 1899 / aged 17 years / the Lord Gave, and the Lord / hath taken away, blessed be the / name of the Lord / Erected by his ship mates as a / token of their respect and esteem'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Brown d. 1899</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Nonconformist 477",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Charles Weylth Appleby",
    "vessel": "HMS Volage"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Brown, Henry","age":"17","dateofdeath":"14/1/1899","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Boy","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R & J H Perry, 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Maritime Memorials