Wall tablet in the City Museum, Portsmouth commemorating John Francis and John Hammond lost in HMS ‘Captain’ 1870
Location
City Museum, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO / THE MEMORY / OF / SERGEANT JOHN FRANCIS / AND / GUNNER JOHN HAMMOND / OF THE / ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY / MEMBERS OF THIS CONGREGATION / WHO WERE DROWNED WITH FIVE HUNDRED AND FOUR / BRITISH SEAMEN AND MARINES / IN H.M. SHIP "CAPTAIN" / WHICH FOUNDERED / OFF CAPE FINISTERRE / ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 7TH 1870 / "BE YE ALSO READY"
Details
Description: Above the inscription tablet, a draped urn flanked with trophies. The whole wall tablet surrounded by heavy carved drapes.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS Captain
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Francis, John
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Sargeant
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Hammond, John
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Sargeant
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Hammond, John
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Extra
Notes: Formerly in Eastney Methodist Hall. Transfered to the Museum in 1970