Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Ralph Willett Miller d. 1799
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
[Round portrait] 'TO CAPT R WILLETT MILLER' [on background] 'THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY HIS COMPANIONS IN VICTORY' [On palm tree] 'ST VINCENT', 'NILE' [Stern of ship] 'THESEUS'
Details
Description: Britannia and Victory hanging Miller's portrait on a palm tree; to left, British lion, to right stern of ship.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Very high up south transept
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1801
Artists: John Flaxman
Vessel: HMS Theseus
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Very high up south transept
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1801
Artists: John Flaxman
Vessel: HMS Theseus
People
Miller, Ralph Willett
Age:
Date of Death: 8/1799
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 8/1799
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Died during defence of Acre as a result of an accident with some shells on the 'Theseus'.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) pp. 183, 219-220.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) pp. 183, 219-220.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972