Wall tablet at Church of St Margaret the Queen, Buxted, East Sussex commemorating Harry Edward Streeter d. 1886
Location
Church of St Margaret the Queen, Buxted, East Sussex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF HARRY EDWARD STREETER / ELDEST SON OF EDWIN WILLIAM AND SARAH GRAINGER STREETER / WHO DIED FEB 2TH 1886 HIS 26TH BIRTHDAY WHILST IN CHARGE OF HIS FATHER'S PEARLING FLEET. / HIS BODY RESTS IN FREEMANTLE CHURCHYARD, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF / THE PARENTS OF THE ABOVE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE:- / SARAH GRAINGER STREETER, / NOVEMBER 21ST. 1918. / EDWIN WILLIAM STREETER, F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S / OCTOBER 11TH 1923 / WHOSE ASHES ARE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD'
Details
Description: Cartouche-shaped, domed tablet. Palm branches engraved round the edges with depictions of St Peter, John the Baptist, Christ and St Mary.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Aisle South Wall
Materials: Brass
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Aisle South Wall
Materials: Brass
People
Streeter, Harry Edwin
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/2/1886
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/2/1886
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Plastic base added by PCC 2003. Edwin William Streeter was a jeweller with mining interests in Burma and a pearling fleet in Australia based at Broome. DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)