Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Chigwell, dedicated to Lieutenant Thomas Layton RN d. 1824
Location
St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS LAYTON / LIEVTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / AND SECOND SON OF / THOMAS LAYTON M.A. VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / WHO FELL IN THE ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DVTY / FEB. XXIV. MDCCCXXIV, AGED XXVII YEARS. / NATVRE FORBEAR! RESTRAIN THE FRVITLESS TEAR, / NOR DEEM THY FONDEST HOPES EXTINGVISHED HERE: / HE WHO REGARDS THE VIRTVOVS AND THE BRAVE, / HAS FIX'D THEIR HIGH REWARDS BEYOND THE GRAVE; / IN MERCY BIDS THEIR EARTHLY TRIALS CEASE, / AND CROWNS THEM WITH ETERNAL REST AND PEACE.'
Details
Description: White marble tablet with a moulded border, mounted on a black rectangular ground. Foul anchor in a circular depression beneath the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, south wall
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, south wall
Materials: Marble
People
Layton, Thomas
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/2/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Liuetenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/2/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Liuetenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy