Memorial: M913

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Henry Parker, a Trafalgar veteran d. 1873

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF HENRY PARKER / CAPTAIN R.N. / MIDSHIPMAN OF BELLEISLE / AT TRAFALGAR. / DIED APRIL 7TH 1873 / AGED 84. / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH / DIE IN THE LORD FOR THEY / REST FROM THEIR LABOURS'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Belleisle

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Parker, Henry
Age: 84
Date of Death: 7/4/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020

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