Memorial: M1740

Wall tablet in Canterbury Cathedral commemorating Admiral Richard Edwards d. 1795

Location

Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / To the Memory of / RICHARD EDWARDS ESQR / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE / who departed this Life the 3d Febru.y 1795 / in the 76th Year of his age / His remains are interred under / a Black Marble, nearly beneath this / monument'

Details

Description: Oval, with arms above inscription

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South transept

People

Edwards, Richard
Age: 75
Date of Death: 3/2/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders, 1991

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