Memorial: M2432

Wall tablet at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain William Browell RN d. 1831

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Captain William Browell / of the Royal Navy / Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital / who died the 21st July 1831 aged 72 years / Also to the memory of Mary Browell, the beloved wife of the above / who died the 19th September 1809 aged 51 years / "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/from henceforth, yea, saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them"'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum (interior south wall)

People

Browell, William
Age: 72
Date of Death: 21/7/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Governor
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 war, transcription in PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.
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