Memorial: M2223

Plaque in St Peter’s Church, Freshford, Bath commemorating Admiral John Bythesea VC d. 1906

Location

St Peter's Church, Freshford, Bath, England

Transcript

(Motto] 'MILITARE VEL TIMERE SPERNO', 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE CHARLES GLOSSOP BYTHESEA / H.M.S.O. REG. KILLED IN ACTION AT FEROZESHAH 1845 / HENRY FRANCIS BYTHESEA / MAJ. GEN. H.M.I. ROYALS, DIED 1895 / SAMUEL FRANCIS GLOSSOP BYTHESEA / J.P. COUNTY, SOMERSET / KT. OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM H.M.31 REG. DIED 1902 / EDWIN BYTHESEA, H.M. 13 LIGHT INFANTRY, DIED 1850 / JOHN BYTHESEA V.C. C.B. C.I.E. / ADMIRAL, WHO WON THE VICTORIA CROSS IN THE BALTIC, DIED 1906 / THE FIVE SONS OF THE / REVEREND GEORGE BYTHESEA / RECTOR AND PATRON OF FRESHFORD CHURCH, SOMERSET / DEATH IS THE GATE OF LIFE.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Lord Clyde

Event

Crimea War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Bythesea, John
Age: 78
Date of Death: 18/5/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Buried in Bath Abbey Cemetery, section 3K 1920. Grave marked by celtic cross.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 22; David Harvey 'Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials.' (1999)

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters